Alchera |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
Literally, 'dream time.' It is the remote period in time in which the
ancestral spirits of aboriginal tribes walked the earth. These ancestors
are believed to have returned to their abode underground. |
Altjira |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The sky father of the Aranda tribes of Central Australia |
Anjea |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
An animistic fertility spirit of the aboriginals of Queensland. |
Brolga |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
Her name means "Native Companion." She is honored by the Aborigines of
Australia. A dancer of great fluidity and beauty, she was taken away by
the dancers of nature, the whirlwinds. |
Eingana |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
Mother Eingana, the world-creator, the birth mother, maker of all water,
land, animals, and kangaroos. This huge snake goddess still lives, they
say, in the Dreamtime, rising up occasionally to create yet more life. |
Erathipa |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
A huge boulder in the shape of a pregnant woman bears this name. It is
said that the souls of dead children reside within it, and that if a woman
of child-bearing age walks by a soul slips from the boulder and into her
womb to be reborn. |
Galeru |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
A mythical giant rainbow-snake from Arnhemland in northern Australia.
Galeru is the symbol of the maintenance of life. |
Gnowee |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The sun goddess of an aboriginal people of southeast Australia. |
Julunggul |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
This rainbow serpent, Julunggul, is a great Goddess of the Aborigines of
Australia. |
Kalseru |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The northwestern Australian rainbow serpent associated with fertility and
rain. |
Kondole |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
Kondole, the largest of them all, becomes a whale who, ever since, has
spouted water from the spear-wound in his head |
Kunapipi |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The mother goddess of the aboriginal tribes of northern Australia. She
once travelled across the world with a band of heroes and heroines, and a
rainbow serpent heralded her approach. |
Kutjara |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
Kutjara, with Wati, the two male ancestors of mortals who taught the
people to keep in touch with Dreamtime. |
Makara |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The Makara are seven sisters who became the constellation Pleiades. |
Mokoi |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
An evil spirit, in the mythology of the Murngin of northern Australia, the
Mokoi is said to strike down a person due to the black magic of a
sorcerer. |
Nogomain |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The Australian giver of spirit children. |
Pundjel |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The southeastern Australian creator who made all things, including the
ceremonies. Pundjel figures prominently in the initiation rites of boys. |
Tjilpa |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The ancestral totemic cat-men of Australia. |
Tjinimin |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The Australian totemic ancestor. |
Walo |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The Australian aboriginals called the sun goddess by this name |
Wawalag |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
A pair of fertility goddess of Arnhemland in north Australia. |
Wuriupranili |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
This sun goddess was said to light bark into a torch, carrying the flame
through the sky from east to west. |
Yhi |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
The goddess of light and creator goddess of the Karraur, an Australian
aboriginal group, she lay asleep in the Dreamtime before this world's
creation, in a world of bone-bare, windless mountains. |
Ankotarinja |
Aboriginal |
Aranda |
He is the Dreaming hero who first emerged from the ground to create the
world. |
Karora |
Aboriginal |
Arandan |
The creator, according to the Bandicoot clan of the Arandan aborigines of
Australia. |
Inapertwa |
Aboriginal |
Arunta |
Rudimentary creatures from which two Numbakulla, or self-existing sky
deities, made animals, birds, and plants, which they then formed into
human beings. |
Ulanji |
Aboriginal |
Binbinga |
One of the snake ancestors of the Binbinga of northern Australia, Ulanji
was said to have climbed rocks in order to bite the heads off flying
foxes, and he also took out two of his ribs and his heart. |
Dhakhan |
Aboriginal |
Kabi |
Ancestral spirit of the Kabi tribe of Queensland (north-east Australia).
He is half fish, half snake and when Dhakhan moves himself, he appears in
the sky as a rainbow. The spirit resides in deep water holes. |
Baiame |
Aboriginal |
Kamilaroi |
An ancient sky god and 'father of all things', he was master of life and
death -- the archetypal medicine-man. |
Dilga |
Aboriginal |
Karadjeri |
The earth goddess of the Karadjeri of northwestern Australia, she avenged
the murder of her two sons, Bagadjimbiri, by drowning the killers in her
milk, which at the same time restored her sons to life. |
Bunjil |
Aboriginal |
Kulin/Wurunjerri |
According to the traditions of the Kulin he taught mankind the arts of
life, while the Wurunjerri traditions state that he created mankind. |
Djunkgao |
Aboriginal |
Murngin |
The Djunkgao sisters named on their travels the clan countries and
animals. The sisters are associated with the rainy season floods and the
movements of the ocean. |
Minawara |
Aboriginal |
Nambutji |
One of the two ancestral heroes of the Nambutji tribe of Central
Australia, Minawara and his brother Multultu are kangaroo men, who emerged
from a heap of debris carried by the flood. |
Daramulum |
Aboriginal |
Wiradyuri/Kamilaroi |
He is the intermediary between his father and humans. Daramulum
("one-leg") is associated with the moon, and the one of the sources of
supernatural power accessible to medicine men. |
Sakarabru |
African |
Agni |
God of Medicine, Justice and Retribution |
Rugaba |
African |
Ankore |
An aloof God who rules by spiritual division |
Anotchi |
African |
Asante |
The amazing medicine man who sided with the Asante tribe and, just for
them, brought down an incredible golden stool from the sky. |
Dubiaku |
African |
Asante |
Legendary Hero Kid of the Asante people, and the only mortal to outwit
Death. |
Kabezya |
African |
Baluba |
Part of creation god name |
Imana |
African |
Banyarwanda |
Creator God with very long arms to distance himself from humanity. |
Khodumodurno |
African |
Basuto |
Huge shapeless Evil Demon Creature. |
Alouroua |
African |
Baule |
Creator God of the Baules. All-powerful but extremely shy, no-one knows
what he looks like, and no-one is allowed to know either. |
Ghekre |
African |
Baule |
He judges the souls of the dead |
Orunmila |
African |
Benin |
He's a Spirit of Divinity and Wisdom. |
Bomazi |
African |
Bushongo |
Ancestor-god of the Bushongo |
Nyiko |
African |
Cameroon |
Heroic Spider God. |
Gamab |
African |
Damara |
Supreme Creator God of Life, Death and Seasonal Renewal. |
Abuk |
African |
Dinka |
Garden Goddess. |
Nhialic |
African |
Dinka |
Creator god. God of sky and rain; ruler of other spirits |
Nialith |
African |
Dinka |
God of Sky and Rain. |
Ruwa |
African |
Djaga |
God of the Djaga tribe |
Amma |
African |
Dogon |
Top Dogon Sky God and Creator of the Universe. |
Andumbulu |
African |
Dogon |
Spirit of the Underworld, along with YEBAN. |
Yeban |
African |
Dogon |
Spirit of the Underworld |
Abassi |
African |
Efik |
Nigerian Creator God and Lord of the Sky. |
Atai |
African |
Efik |
Nigerian Creator Goddess and inventor of Deadly Arguments. |
Fa |
African |
Fon |
The far-reaching God of Fate and Destiny. |
Legba |
African |
Fon |
Trickster God of Language and Destiny. |
Azrail |
African |
Hausa |
God of Death among the Hausa people of Tunisia. |
Mukuru |
African |
Herero |
The First Human |
Njambi |
African |
Herero |
Supreme Creator God. He placed the primordial OMUMBOROMBONGA tree upon the
Earth, from which MUKURU, the first human emerged. |
Alla |
African |
Ibo |
Earth Mother Goddess of Fertility and Death. Thus she has a hand in the
beginning of life and its end. |
Chuku |
African |
Ibo |
God of restoration, immortality |
Woyengi |
African |
Ijaw |
A Creator Goddess who came down to Earth on a streak of lightning. |
Cagn |
African |
Kalahari Bushmen |
A Shape-Changing God of many parts and capabilities. |
Biblouk |
African |
Khoikhoi |
Female version of Haiuri |
Gagorib |
African |
Khoikhoi |
A legendary monster who sat by a deep hole in the ground and dared
passers-by to throw rocks at him. The rocks would bounce off and kill the
passer-by, who then fell into the hole (Ga-gorib) |
Gamab |
African |
Khoikhoi |
Supreme god of the Khoikhoi |
Gunab |
African |
Khoikhoi |
God of evil. |
Haiuri |
African |
Khoikhoi |
An agile, jumping creature who is partially-invisible and has only one
side to its body (one arm and one leg). It eats humans and is comparable
to the Tikdoshe of the Zulu people and the Chiruwi of Central Africa. (Hai-uri). |
Heitsi |
African |
Khoikhoi |
Legendary hunter, sorcerer and warrior |
Heitsi Eibib |
African |
Khoikhoi |
Nature and Animal God. |
Tsui |
African |
Khoikhoi |
God of sorcerery and sorcerers. He is also credited with being the god of
rain and thunder. |
Ngai |
African |
Kikuyu |
Creator God. He created the Sky and the Earth, and made animals, plants
and stones. |
Ajok |
African |
Lotuko |
Chief God of the Lotuko tribe. He's also a God of Rain and Resurrection. |
Khuzwane |
African |
Lovedu |
Creator God of the Transvaal. |
Kamunu |
African |
Lozi |
The first human being |
Nyambe |
African |
Lozi |
Creator god, means "he who does not speak". |
Adro |
African |
Lugbara |
The Evil Half of Creator God ADROA. Swam the rivers of the world,
producing evil ADROANZI offspring from a slit in his side |
Adroa |
African |
Lugbara |
Creator god that appeared with both good (tall and white) and evil (short
and black) aspects. |
Adroa |
African |
Lugbara |
A God of Two Halves. In fact he is a Creator God, half good and half evil. |
Adroanzi |
African |
Lugbara |
Nasty sneaky snaky creatures born of ADRO the evil water snake God. |
Kalumba |
African |
Lumba |
Creator God who built a road from Heaven to Earth. |
Were |
African |
Luo |
Supreme Creator God. |
Ajok |
African |
Lutuko |
Chief god; kind and benevolent |
Engai |
African |
Maasai |
Supreme Ruling Sky God of the Maasai people |
Enkai |
African |
Maasai |
Chief diety with dual nature |
Nanyokie |
African |
Maasai |
Reg god; vengeful; part of Enkai |
Narok |
African |
Maasai |
Black god; benevolent; part of Enkai |
Neiterkob |
African |
Maasai |
Minor god; known as the mediator between God and man |
Olapa |
African |
Maasai |
Goddess of the Moon, married to Enkai |
Ndrian |
African |
Malagasy |
The Supreme Creator God. His name means 'Life Comes From Me' |
Faro |
African |
Mande |
Purified the earth by sacrificing himself to atone for his twin Pemba's
sin. |
Evus |
African |
Mitsogo |
Trickster God of Irritation if not Evil in the Bwiti religion-cult. |
Massim Biambe |
African |
Mundang |
God of Reincarnation |
Akongo |
African |
Ngombe |
An all-powerful and benevolent deity, he created humans and tried to live
on Earth with them in harmony. Failed. |
Mbokomu |
African |
Ngombe |
Ancestor Goddess |
Obambou |
African |
Nkami |
A West African Devil, an evil spirit who inhabits people of an insane
disposition. |
Buk |
African |
Nuer |
Goddess of Rivers and Streams, and the source of life. |
Candit |
African |
Nuer |
River Goddess. |
Kwoth |
African |
Nuer |
He is one of those unseen Gods who is everywhere but nowhere. |
Soko |
African |
Nupe |
Supreme God |
Waaqa |
African |
Oromo |
Supreme Omnipotent Monotheistic Creator God of the Oromo people. |
Tore |
African |
Pygmy |
God of Woods, Animals and Hunting. |
Dziva |
African |
Shona |
Creator Goddess. Also known as The Deceiver. |
Mwari |
African |
Shona |
Supreme Creator God from Zimbabwe. He's distant and invisible, but still
cares in a vague philosophical kind of way. |
Minga Bengale |
African |
Shongon |
God of Hunting. |
Badimo |
African |
Tswana |
Ancestral Spirits of the Tswana people, the ghosts of deceased relatives
and long-dead heroes. |
Modimo |
African |
Tswana |
Supreme God of the Tswana |
Chimbwe |
African |
Tumbuka |
Hyena |
Chiuta |
African |
Tumbuka |
All-powerful, omniscient and self-created. He is also a god of rain and
fertility. |
Kalulu |
African |
Tumbuka |
Hare |
Tulu |
African |
Tumbuka |
Tortoise |
Chiuta |
African |
Tunbuka |
Great Bow of Heaven. The Owner of All. The Creator. God |
Oghene |
African |
Urhobo |
Very remote Nigerian Supreme Creator God. |
Anansi |
African |
West Africa |
Spider Trickster God. |
Aigamuxa |
African |
Xhosa |
Man-eating monsters. Eyes are in the soles of their feet. They can't see
you during a chase |
Ga Gorib |
African |
Xhosa |
Demon. He used to sit on the edge of a large pit and taunt people. |
Gaunab |
African |
Xhosa |
The Evil One. Responsible for all misfortune, disease and death. |
Haiuri |
African |
Xhosa |
Half A God. He is only half-there, having one eye, one ear, one arm and
one leg. |
Qamata |
African |
Xhosa |
Top God of the Xhosa people |
Tsui Goab |
African |
Xhosa |
To populate the world, he transformed into all the plants and animals in
turn, shedding his skin like a snake to become the next item. |
Abiku |
African |
Yoruba |
Ravenous People-Eating Demons. Male |
Babalu Aye |
African |
Yoruba |
God of Healing, and one of the ORISHAS |
Bayanni |
African |
Yoruba |
Goddess of a ceremonial headpiece encrusted with cowrie shells. |
Egungun Oya |
African |
Yoruba |
Goddess of Divination. |
Elegua |
African |
Yoruba |
Trickster God of Crossroads, Beginnings and Opportunity. |
Jakuta |
African |
Yoruba |
God of Thunderstorms and Lightning. |
Morimi |
African |
Yoruba |
Goddess of the Bush Burning Ceremony. |
Ochosi |
African |
Yoruba |
God of Hunting and Justice. |
Olodumare |
African |
Yoruba |
Top Sky King of Yoruba mythology in Nigeria. He's God of Peace, Justice |
Orixa |
African |
Yoruba |
Guardian spirits under the collective patronage of top God OLORUN |
Oshe |
African |
Yoruba |
God of Thunder and Lightning |
Oshun |
African |
Yoruba |
Goddess of Love, Creativity and Sensuality. |
Sopona |
African |
Yoruba |
Scarlet-robed God of Smallpox |
Yansan |
African |
Yoruba |
The Yoruba Creator Goddess. |
Yemaya |
African |
Yoruba |
She is the Mother of Waters and Childbirth |
Oduduwa |
African |
Yoruba |
Last minute Creator of Earth |
Shango |
African |
Yoruba |
God of Thunder, Drums and Dance, having been elevated from being a famous
warrior and the fourth King of the Yoruba. |
Chitauli |
African |
Zulu |
God like race arrived from the sky in terrible flying machines shaped like
bowls and that made a great sound and looked like a great fire in the
sky. |
Intulo |
African |
Zulu |
Lizard |
Thixo |
African |
Zulu |
Unkulunkulu is the highest God and is the creator of humanity. Another
name given for the supreme being is uThixo. |
Tikoloshe |
African |
Zulu |
A dwarf-like water sprite, said to be fond of poker. They have only one
arm and one leg, the face of an old man on a boy's body. They are
considered a mischievous and evil spirit. Gouged out eyes. Bites off
sleeping people's toes. |
Uhlanga |
African |
Zulu |
Goddess of the Swamp. |
Aneirin |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
Northern British bard, mentioned in the Historia Brittonum (one of
several). Most likely lived in the sixth- early seventh century. His most
renowned work is the Gododdin, a string of laments for the nobles killed
at the battle of Catraeth, the culmination of a doomed expedition against
the Angles around 600. He claimed to have been with the troops and was
spared only because of his fine songs. Though elaborated over time and by
scribal addition, the authentic passages are some of the most valuable
specimens of Old Welsh poetry that illustrates the style of composition in
which Arthurian legend began to take form. The work contains an allusion
to Arthur, that if not the result of embellishment, is the earliest know
mention of him by name. |
Avalon |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the enchanted isle where Arthur's sword
was forged and where he is conveyed after his last battle to be healed.
Geoffrey calls it Insuls Avallonis which he translates as "isle of
apples," apples no doubt being a paradisal symbol in contrast to the Welsh
Ynys Avallach which supposedly takes it's name from it's lord, Avallach. |
Baraton |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
In Arthurian romance, the King of Russia. |
Carlisle |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
Cumbrian city of Roman origin. It managed to exist for years after the
retreat of the Empire. The old name, Luguvallum, is suggestive of a link
to the Celtic god Lugh. The name abbreviated over time with the Welsh
prefix for city, "caer", added. |
Dioneta |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
The name of two persons mentioned in the fourteenth-century Welsh Birth of
Arthur. The first is a daughter of Gorlois and Igraine, half-sister to
Arthur. The second is a daughter of Gwyar and Lleu (Lot), sister to
Mordred and Gwalchmai |
Elergia |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
In the Tavola Ritonda a witch who imprisoned King Arthur. He was rescued
by Tristan. |
Ermeleus |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
In Beaudous, the cousing of Gawain whom Biausdous defeated and sent as a
captive to Arthur. He was the son of the King of Orkney. |
Galahad |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
Son of Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic. Pelles the Grail-keeper is her
father. Pelles orchestrates by magical means the sexual encounter between
his daughter and Lancelot by making her appear to him as Guinevere. He
does this in order to insure that the destined Grail-achiever would carry
the blood of Joseph of Arimathea. Upon coming of age, Galahad comes to
court where several signs reveal him to be this destined knight. He is the
only one capable of sitting in the Siege Perilous and he can withdraw a
sword, fixed by Merlin long ago, from a block of stone. |
Guinevere |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
Arthur's queen. According to Giraldus Cambrensis, the inscribed cross from
the royal grave at Glastonbury named her as Arthur's second wife. Nothing
is known of this first wife. Since the only surviving drawing of the cross
only depicts one side and, presumably, any allusion to the queen was on
the other, the claim of Giraldus is unverifiable. Those who believe Arthur
died and was buried at Glastonbury generally accept that Guinevere was
buried with him. |
Lohengrin |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
Parzival's son in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival. He must keep his
identity and history a secret. His wife, the Princess of Brabant, insists
on questioning him and breaks the spell and Lohengrin is borne away by a
great swan. Further treatment can be found in the 13th century German
romance Lohengrin. In Richard Wagner's opera, it is explained that the
Grail gives it's guardians magical powers that depend upon them
maintaining their anonymity. |
Mordred |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
Traitorous leader of the rebellion that leads to Arthur's downfall.
Originally named Medraut, a legendary and possibly historical Welsh figure
who diasgrees with Arthur and does battle with him at Camlann, with fatal
results for both. However, the Welsh do not make him plotting or evil.
Geoffrey of Monmouth is responsible for the villainous role he assumes in
later medieval literature. Possibly revealing an other than Welsh
influence, Geoffrey changes the name to Modred, a Cornish or Breton name.
Modred is Arthur's nephew who rules jointly with Guinevere during Arthur's
campaign in Gaul. Modred persuades the Queen into an aldulterous affair
and usurps the throne, making peace with the hated Saxons, whom Arthur had
destroyed at Badon.Arthur speeds home and engages him by the River Camel
in Cornwall. The rebellious usurper is killed and Arthur is borne to
Avalon. |
Pharamond |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
In the Arthurian romances, a Knight of the Round Table, said to have been
the first king of France and have reigned in the early 5th century.
Pharamond was the son of Marcomir and father of Clodion. |
Ryons |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
A king who, according to the Vulgate Cycle, descended from Heracles. In
Malory, he pursues a custom of trimming his cloak with the beards of his
defeated enemies. When he attempted to add King Arthur's beard to his
collection, the King defeats and kills him, assisted by Balin and Balan. |
Tristan |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
His name derived from the Pictish Drust or Drostan (though it appears
early in southern Britain), Tristan is best known as the lover of Iseult
due to Wagner's opera, Tristan und Isolde, though his adventures are many
and only somewhat related to the famous love affair. |
Yvain |
Arthurian |
Arthurian |
The son of Urien, King of Rheged. Yvain appears in the Book of Taliesin
and then in The Dream of Rhonabwy, in which he plays a game with Arthur.
In Chrétien de Troyes's Yvain (Le Chevalier au Lion) and the Welsh Owein
he kills a woman's husband, marries her, loses and eventually regains her
love. He also appears in a number of later romances, among which Le Morte
d'Arthur, where his is one of the last knights to die (at Mordred's hand)
before the death of the King himself. |
Acolmiztli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec god of the underworld. |
Amimitl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec god of lakes and fish hunters. |
Atl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of water. |
Atlacoya |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec goddess of drought. |
Atlatonin |
Aztec |
Aztec |
One of the names of the Aztec mother-goddess. |
Atlaua |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The powerful Aztec water god, called 'lord of the waters'. He is
associated with the arrow |
Ayauhteotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec goddess of the haze and mist which can be seen at night and
early in the morning. She is associated with vanity and fame. |
Camaxtli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of war, hunting, and fate, and creator of fire. |
Centeotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec maize god, who appears to have been a maize goddess at an
earlier time. |
Chalchiuhtlicue |
Aztec |
Aztec |
This Aztec Goddess, whose name means "jade skirt" or "lady precious gren",
was matron of lakes and streams. |
Chalchiutotolin |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of pestilence. |
Chalmecatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec god of the underworld. |
Chantico |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec goddess of hearth fires and volcanic fires. |
Chiconahui |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec hearth-goddess, and guardian of the household. |
Cipactli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
A primordial sea-monster in Aztec mythology. From this creature, a
fish-like crocodile, the gods created the earth. |
Citlalicue |
Aztec |
Aztec |
"Star Garment". An Aztec creator goddess. She is the consort of
Citlalatonac, and together they created the stars. |
Ciucoatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec goddess of the earth. |
Ciucoatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec goddess of the earth. |
Ciuteoteo |
Aztec |
Aztec |
In Aztec mythology, the Ciuteoteo were spirits of the underworld |
Civatateo |
Aztec |
Aztec |
These Mexican vampires date back to the of the days of the Aztec and are
believed to be the servants of the gods. Thus, they have the magical
powers of a priest. |
Coatlicue |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec earth goddess of live and death, mother of the gods, and mother
of the stars of the southern sky. |
Cochimetl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of merchants and commerce. |
Ehecatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
In Aztec mythology, Ehecatl ("wind") is the god of the winds. |
Huehueteotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
"The Old God", a god of fire. |
Ilmatecuhtli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
"The Old Princess." An Aztec mother goddess. During her winter festival, a
woman's heart was cut out and the severed head carried during a
procession. |
Itzli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec stone knife god, and god of sacrifice. |
Itzpapalotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
"Obsidian butterfly." A local fire-goddess of the Aztecs. |
Ixtlilton |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of healing and medicine, as well as feasting and games. |
Malinalxochi |
Aztec |
Aztec |
A sister of Huitzilopochtli, and a sorceress with special powers over
scorpions, snakes and other stinging, biting insects of the desert. |
Metztli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec moon-god. |
Mextli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
Hundreds of human beings were offered to him annually as sacrifices.
Mexitli was the god of war and storms, and was born fully armed. |
Mictlan |
Aztec |
Aztec |
In Aztec mythology, this is the lowest layer of the underworld, situated
in the north. Every soul, except those of fallen warriors and women who
died giving birth, have to descend to the underworld. |
Mictlantecuhtli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
Mictlantecuhtli ("lord of the realm of the dead") is the ruler of Mictlan,
the lowest layer of the Aztec underworld. |
Mixcoatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of the hunt and war, and god of the polar star |
Nagual |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec tutelary spirit in the shape of an animal or a plant. Every god
and human has his personal Nagual with whom he shares his fate until
death. |
Nanauatzin |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god who sacrificed himself in a fire so that the sun should
continue to shine over the world. |
Omacatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
"Two Reeds". The Aztec god of feasts and joy. |
Omecihuatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec creator goddess. |
Opochtli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of fishing, hunting, and bird snaring. |
Talocan |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The home of the Aztec gods. |
Tepeyollotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec earth and cave god. He causes earthquakes. |
Tezcatlipoca |
Aztec |
Aztec |
Tezcatlipoca was the Aztec god of night and all material things. |
Tlaloc |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of rain, agriculture, fire, and the south. |
Tlaltecuhtli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec earth monster god. |
Tonacacihuatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec goddess. She is the wife of the creator god Tonacatecuhtli. She
is the female principle. |
Tonantzin |
Aztec |
Aztec |
An Aztec mother-goddess. |
Tonatiuh |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec sun-god, god of warriors. Those who die in his service are
rewarded with eternal life. He presides over the fifth (present) Aztec
world age. |
Tzizimime |
Aztec |
Aztec |
"The-Monsters-Descending-From-Above." The generic name that is given to
the various malevolent stellar deities. |
Xipe Totec |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The mysterious Aztec god of agriculture, spring and the seasons, the
symbol the death and rebirth of nature. |
Xiuhcoatl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec fire-snake and the personification of drought and scorched
earth. |
Xochiquetzal |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec goddess of the earth, flowers, plants, games and dance, but
mainly she is a goddess of love. |
Xocotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
Xocotl is the Aztec god of fire and of the stars. |
Xolotl |
Aztec |
Aztec |
In Aztec and Toltec mythology, Xolotl is the god of lightning who guides
the dead to the Mictlan. |
Yacatecuhtli |
Aztec |
Aztec |
The Aztec god of travelling merchants. |
Aatxe |
Basque |
Basque |
A Basque evil spirit in the form of a bull, but occasionally in the form
of a human being. At night, especially during stormy weathers, he emerges
from his cave. |
Argiduna |
Basque |
Basque |
In Basque folklore, it is a spirit or imp that is light-like and appears
at night. |
Begizko |
Basque |
Basque |
In Basque folklore, it is an evil force that is usually transmitted using
Betadur (sight power). This is a very common belief spread in several
cultures. |
Betadur |
Basque |
Basque |
According to the Basque beliefs, there is a lot of force in the eyes. A
look can be magical, and it can affect other people. This magic power of
the sight is called Betadur. |
Eguzku |
Basque |
Basque |
She is a very positive and good-willing being, protector of Humans and
terror of the evil spirits. She is particularly powerful against witches,
nocturne spirits and lamia. The Sun is often called "grand-mother", and
always saluted at sunset. As the Moon and the Stars, she travels through
Ostri (the Sky) and at the end of her travel, sinks into Itxasgorrieta
(the Reddish Seas) and from there, deep into the Earth's womb, her mother.
There, the Sun continues its travel through the subterranean dwellings, to
rise again next morning at the other side the planet. Also called Eki,
Eguzki, Iuski, Iguzki, Iduzki or Eguzku. |
Erge |
Basque |
Basque |
A Basque spirit who takes the lives of men. It ends a human terrestrial
life when the right moment has come. |
Etsai |
Basque |
Basque |
A spirit of knowledge in Basque mythology, his name means "devil" or
"fiend". He teaches in a cave, and knows a great deal, but he is feared
because, at the end of his lectures, he requires one of his students to
remain at his service forever. Atarrabi and Mikelats were once his pupils.
At the end of their studentship, Etsai asked Mikelats to stay and serve
him. Atarrabi, the good son of Mari, proposed instead that he should take
his brother's place. Etsai agreed, but was suspicious of his servant, and
thus often called Atarrabi's name. And he would answer "I am here". But in
the meantime, Atarrabi taught a flour weevil to talk and answer for him,
and he managed to escape Etsai's cave |
Gaixtoak |
Basque |
Basque |
Their name means "the Evil Ones". In Basque mythology, they are bad
spirits that possess a person that has fallen victim to a malediction.
They enter his or her body, and send illnesses, melancholy, depression,
sadness, and bad mood. |
Gaizkin |
Basque |
Basque |
A spirit of Basque mythology that causes all illnesses. |
Gaueko |
Basque |
Basque |
"He of the night." It is a male personification of the Night and all its
dangers. If daytime is for the humans and the living, the night is for the
spirits and the dead. Thus Gaueko, when finding a man awaken and out at
night, will warn him against performing some tasks when there is no light,
and will urge him to go home quickly and stay there until sunrise. Nothing
will happen if this person obeys, but if he or she defies or despises the
night, Gaueko will be angered and punish this human. |
Gorritxiki |
Basque |
Basque |
Reddish spirits of Basque folklore that run very rapidly on some
mountains. |
Hodei |
Basque |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, Hodei is the personification of the storm cloud, the
genie of thunder. As such, it is also named Ortzantz or Ozkarri. In some
other legends, Odei is just acknowledged as being the spirit of the
clouds, which, depending on their nature, can be good or bad for people.
Odei's sister is Laino. |
Ieltxu |
Basque |
Basque |
Also named Iritxu, it is a nocturne spirit of Basque folklore that appears
either as a human or as a bird. It is nevertheless immediately
recognisable, because it exhales fire. |
Ilazki |
Basque |
Basque |
Although her image is quite ambiguous, sometimes good, sometimes evil, she
is treated with uttermost respect and called Ilargi-Amandre (Lady Mother
Moon or Grand-Mother Moon), Illazki, Ilargi, Iretargi, Iratargi, Ilargia,
Idargi, Argizagi or Goikoa. Her name means "light of the dead" (hil argia)
as she lits the ghosts of the deceased. She is intimately linked to them,
and them to her. Thus, to die when the moon was close to the first quarter
was considered as a good omen for the afterwards life, because the soul of
the departed would grow with the orb. The Moon has also a great influence
on plants and trees, and some should or should not be cut or collected,
depending on Ilazki's phase. |
Intxixu |
Basque |
Basque |
Small demons of Basque folklore. |
Itsaso |
Basque |
Basque |
The Sea in Basque mythology, it is an evil feminine being that attracts
all the water to her. |
Itxasgorrieta |
Basque |
Basque |
Literally, it means "the Reddish Seas". In Basque mythology, it is the
place where the Sun disappears at sunset to return to the Earth and start
its travel into the subterranean world. |
Jain Goikoa |
Basque |
Basque |
The Basque seem not to have had an elaborate mythology, but they did
believe in a universal god, Jain Goikoa. He created the three principles
of life: Egia, the light of the spirit; Ekhia, the sun, the light of the
world; and Begia, the light of the body. There is no evidence of an
extensive cosmogony such as that of the Indo-Europeans. |
Laminak |
Basque |
Basque |
Basque fairies, related to the Celtic little people. The Laminak live
underground in beautiful castles. |
Mozorro |
Basque |
Basque |
Imp used by Men to reach their aim or do some tasks. |
Oaztargi |
Basque |
Basque |
One of the personifications of lightning in Basque folklore. |
Ortzadar |
Basque |
Basque |
Also named Ostadar or Ortzeder, it is the Personification of the rainbow
in Basque mythology. This spirit is mostly a guide for the soul of people.
When a person dies, the soul escapes the body and, using the rainbow as a
ladder, reaches the Moon. From there, the soul is transformed into rain
that will eventually fall on the land. Then, the soul will reincarnate. |
Ortzantz |
Basque |
Basque |
Odei as thunder sprite. |
Ozkarri |
Basque |
Basque |
Odei as thunder sprite. |
Sakre |
Basque |
Basque |
In Basque folklore, it is a bad genie that possesses a person that has
been cursed and hurts him or her. It is also known has "Birao", and
sometimes is allusive only to the malediction itself. |
Tartaro |
Basque |
Basque |
A Cyclop-like being from Basque folklore. It is usually described as a
giant having one eye in the middle of his forehead. At other times he
appears as a great hunter or shepherd living in the mountains. Yet in a
few other stories, Tartaro is simply a grotesque animal. |
Tronagarru |
Basque |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, they are the spirits of the hurricanes that come from
the sea. |
Tximistarri |
Basque |
Basque |
One of the personifications of lightning in Basque folklore. |
Zezengorri |
Basque |
Basque |
Adult reddish bull genie that, according to Basque mythology, lives in
subterranean dwellings and guards them. |
Zuberoa |
Basque |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, she is the feminine equivalent of the Basajaun. Yet,
she is not to be mistaken with the Basa andere, which is the Basajaun's
wife. |
Andraste |
Celtic |
Britain |
The goddess of war in Celtic Britain. In 61 CE, the leader of a rebellion
against the Roman occupation -- Queen Boudicca (Latin: Boadicea) --
sacrificed captive Roman women to this goddess. |
Brigantia |
Celtic |
Britain |
The Celtic (British) tutelary goddess of the Brigantes in Yorkshire and
the goddess of the rivers Braint and Brent, which were named after her.
Brigantia was also a pastoral goddess associated with flocks and cattle.
During the Roman occupation she was associated with the Roman goddess
Caelestis as Caelestis Brigantia. |
Condatis |
Celtic |
Britain |
A River god of Celtic Britain, personification of water. |
Coventina |
Celtic |
Britain |
The Celtic (Britain) goddess of water and springs. She was known locally
in the area of Carrawburgh (Roman Brocolitia) along Hadrian's Wall. She
personified a holy spring that had healing powers. |
Setlocenia |
Celtic |
British |
"Goddess of long life; long-lived one." An early British goddess of minor
importance who was invoked at Maryport, Cumberland. She seems to be
similar conceptually with the Irish goddess Búanann. |
Agrona |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Cetic goddess of strife and slaughter. The river Aeron in Wales is
named after her. |
Ancamna |
Celtic |
Celtic |
A water goddess from Continental Celtic mythology. |
Cethlion |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The prophetess of the Fomorians who warned of their impending doom at the
hands of the Tuatha Dé Danann. |
Creidhne |
Celtic |
Celtic |
Creidhne was the god of metal working. One of the trio of craft-gods of
the Tuatha Dé Danann, as were Goibniu and Luchta. |
Cyhiraeth |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Celtic goddess of streams. She later entered folklore as a spectre
haunting woodland streams. Her shriek was said to foretell death (see:
Banshee). |
Grannus |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The continental Celtic god of healing, associated with mineral springs.
The center of his cult was Aquae Granni (Achen, Germany). His consort is
the fertility goddess Sirona. The Romans identified Grannus with their
Apollo. |
Leucetios |
Celtic |
Celtic |
A Continental Celtic god of thunder. |
Macha |
Celtic |
Celtic |
One of three aspects of the Morrigan, goddess of war. Macha feeds on the
heads of slain enemies. |
Maponos |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Celtic god of youth. |
Morrigan |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Morrigan is a goddess of battle, strife, and fertility. Her name
translates as either "Great Queen" or "Phantom Queen," and both epithets
are entirely appropriate for her. The Morrigan appears as both a single
goddess and a trio of goddesses. The other deities who form the trio are
Badb ("Crow"), and either Macha (also connotes "Crow") or Nemain
("Frenzy"). The Morrigan frequently appears in the ornithological guise of
a hooded crow. She is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("Tribe of the goddess
Danu") and she helped defeat the Firbolg at the First Battle of Mag
Tuireadh and the Fomorians at the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh. |
Nemetona |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Celtic goddess of sacred groves or shrines (nemeton, "shrine"). |
Ogyruan |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Celtic god of bards. Father of Gwenhwyar. |
Rhiannon |
Celtic |
Celtic |
Rhiannon (her name is either "Maid of Annwn" or a variant of Rigatona,
"Great Queen"), a version of the horse-goddess Epona and of sovereignity.
She was mistress of the Singing Birds. She appeared to Pwyll, lord of
Dyfed, as a beautiful woman in dazzling gold on a white horse. Pwyll sent
his fastest horsmen after her, but could not catch her. On the third day,
he spoke and she told him she wanted to marry instead of her espoused
husband Gwawl. Pywll was to meet her in a year and a day. |
Saone |
Celtic |
Celtic |
A Celtic river deity. |
Tamesis |
Celtic |
Celtic |
The Celtic goddess of fresh waters. Her name survives in the English River
Thames and in Tamise, a French name for the Schelde (Scheldt). |
Uathach |
Celtic |
Celtic |
Uathach ("terrible one") is the daughter of Scathach and fellow teacher at
her school for warriors. When she meets the hero Cuchulainn, she
immediately fancies him, but is put off by her mother, who wants him first
for herself. When she makes advances to him, stroking his hair, Cuchulainn
gets angry and breaks one of her fingers. Cochor Crufe, one of Scathach's
warriors, tries to avenge her, but is slain by Cuchulainn. Scathach treats
Cuchulainn like a servant because of this, but Uathach nevertheless
teaches Cuchulainn a "cles" (special martial feat) named "leap of the
salmon" which he can use to enter the yew where Scathach trains her sons
in secret martial arts, under the condition of getting her mother to grant
and fulfill three wishes, one of them being to marry her. |
Andarta |
Celtic |
France |
A Gallic warrior and fertility goddess in Celtic France. |
Cenn Cruaich |
Celtic |
Gaelic |
A Gaelic heaven-god, akin to Zeus. |
Deirdre |
Celtic |
Gaelic |
In Irish Gaelic literature, folklore, and mythology, a legendary heroine.
Deirdre, who was renowned for her beauty, was brought up by Conchobar,
King of Ulster, who planned to marry her. However, she fell in love with
his nephew Noíse and they fled to Scotland, accompanied by his two
brothers. Emissaries of the king induced them to return to Ireland, and
when they did, Conchobar had the three brothers treacherously killed.
Deirdre then died of grief. |
Alisanos |
Celtic |
Gaul |
A local god in Gaul who is mentioned in inscriptions found in the Côte
d'Or (central France). Attempts have been made to identify him as a
mountain-ash god or a god of rowan trees. The ancient Gaulish city of
Alesia, now called Alise-Sainte-Reine, may well be connected with him. |
Belenus |
Celtic |
Gaul |
Belenus is the Gaulish/Celtic god of light, and referred to as 'The
Shining One'. His cult spread from northern Italy to southern Gaul and
Britain. Belenus is in charge of the welfare of sheep and cattle. His wife
is the goddess Belisama. They can be compared with the continental Apollo
and Minerva, but Belenus can also be identified with the Irish god Bile.
His festival is Beltine ("Fire of Bel"), celebrated on May 1. On this day,
purifying fires were lit and cattle driven between them before being
allowed out onto the open pastures. |
Belisama |
Celtic |
Gaul |
The Gaulish/Celtic goddess of light and fire, the forge and of crafts. She
is the wife of the god Belenus. |
Camulus |
Celtic |
Gaul |
A Gaulish war god mentioned by the Romans, who associated them with Mars.
He gave his name to the Roman town of Camulodunum (Colchester). |
Luxovius |
Celtic |
Gaul |
The Gaulish god of the waters of Luxeuil. Consort of Bricta. |
Segomo |
Celtic |
Gaul |
The Gaulish (Continental Celtic) god of war and victory. |
Sirona |
Celtic |
Gaul |
The Gaulish goddess of astronomy, and goddess of the Mosel Valley. |
Taranis |
Celtic |
Gaul |
"Thunder". The thunder-god of ancient Gaul, and master of the sky. He may
be compared to the Roman Jupiter, although his place in the Celtic
pantheon was not as prominent as that of Jupiter in the Roman pantheon.
His attribute is the wheel, which could be the symbol of thunder. The
Romans described as receiving human sacrifices. |
Teutates |
Celtic |
Gaul |
Teutates is an ancient Celtic god who was worshipped especially in Gaul.
He is the god of war, fertility, and wealth. His name means "the god of
the tribe", from the Gallic touta which means "tribe" or "people" (similar
to the Celtic tuatha). Teutates is also known under the names of Albiorix
("king of the world") and Caturix ("king of the battle"). Human sacrifices
were made to appease him. He is the equivalent of the Roman god Mars. |
Vosegus |
Celtic |
Gaul |
The Gaulish god of the Vosges Forest in France. |
Turiacus |
Celtic |
Grovi |
The god of power of the Grovi people (a people from the historical
Portuguese province of Entre Douro e Minho). |
Abarta |
Celtic |
Irish |
An Irish/Celtic god, a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. |
Achtan |
Celtic |
Irish |
The Irish heroine who bore Cormac, the king. |
Aimend |
Celtic |
Irish |
An Irish sun-goddess. |
Airitech |
Celtic |
Irish |
An Irish creature of the Otherworld whose three daughters took on the
shape of werewolves, but they were eventually killed by the warrior Cas
Corach. |
Balor |
Celtic |
Irish |
In the Celtic-Irish mythology, Balor is the god of death and the king of
the Fomorians, a race of giants. He was the son of Buarainech and the
husband of Cethlenn. Balor had only one eye, which he kept closed because
anything he looked at would die instantly. |
Bronach |
Celtic |
Irish |
An Irish goddess of cliffs. |
Cessair |
Celtic |
Irish |
A great magician, she became the first queen of Ireland. She and her band
of female followers inhabited the land after the Great Flood. |
Cu Roi |
Celtic |
Irish |
A sorcerer from Irish myth who was able to transform himself into various
guises. |
Dagda |
Celtic |
Irish |
The Irish-Celtic god of the earth and treaties, and ruler over life and
death. Dagda, or The Dagda, ("the good god") is one of the most prominent
gods and the leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is a master of magic, a
fearsome warrior and a skilled artisan. Dagda is a son of the goddess Danu,
and father of the goddess Brigid and the god Aengus mac Oc. The Morrigan
is his wife, with whom he mates on New Years Day |
Fianna |
Celtic |
Irish |
Also known as the Champions of the Red Branch, Fianna Éireann, and the
Fenians. The Fianna were a legendary army of Irish warriors serving under
the Ard Righ, or "High King", of Ireland. Many of their exploits are
documented throughout the Fenian Cycle which took place circa the 3rd
century CE. One of two Celtic classes of fighters, they lived in the
borderlands, fighting in large groups. They obeyed only their own laws and
those of the High King. Their last and greatest leader was Finn mac
Cumhail, also know as Finn mac Cool, who was later glorified as an Irish
hero. |
Goibniu |
Celtic |
Irish |
An Irish/Celtic smith god, son of the goddess Danu. He manufactures swords
that always strike true, and he possesses the mead of eternal life. He
makes the arms for the Tuatha Dé Danann together with Credne and
Luchtainel. As a brewmaster he was unsurpassed and his beer gave the
drinker immortality. The Welsh called him Govannon. |
Lasair |
Celtic |
Irish |
In Irish mythology, Lasair ("Flame") is the eldest of three sisters, a
goddess triad representing the growing, ripening and harvesting of crops.
Lasair, goddess of the spring budding, has beautiful long black hair and
wears a silver crown, silver jewelry and armbands. She lives in a Red
Castle (another reminder of her fiery nature) with an orchard. The god
Flann brought her the Rose of Sweetness that never withers, the Comb of
Magnificence, and the Girdle of Truth. She is alternately named Lassar
Fhína, Lasairíona (the latter two meaning "flaming wine") or Crobh Dearg
(Red Claws). Later on, she became a Christian saint and her well is at
Lough Meelagh, Ireland. Her feast day is May 1st, the old Bealtaine
festival. Her sisters are called Inghean Bhuidhe and Latiaran. The three
goddesses are said to be daughters of Douglas and Scáthach. |
Murigen |
Celtic |
Irish |
A minor Irish lake goddess, probably another form of the Morrigan. |
Niamh |
Celtic |
Irish |
Niamh is the daughter of Manannan Mac Lir, the sea god. She was the queen
of Tir na n-Og, the Land of Eternal Youth. She fall in love with the great
bard Oisin (Ossian) and she went to Ireland across the sea on her magic
horse, to take Oisin with her. The horse, named Embarr ("imagination"),
could run on the waves, so soon the young lady arrived on the west coast
of Ireland. |
Tethra |
Celtic |
Irish |
In Irish myth, king of the Fomorians, as well as the sea god and god of
the otherworld. He was killed in the first battle of Mag Tuireadh. Since
then he rules Mag Mell. |
Tlachtga |
Celtic |
Irish |
Tlachtga ("Earth-Spear"), is the daughter of the blind druid/sun god Mog
Ruith and Dron, and sorceress or patronness of druidic skills. She belongs
to the race of the Firbolg. She learns all her magic from her father and
creates several obviously magic items – a rolling wheel for a man named
Trian, the stone of Forcathu, and the famous Cnamhcaill ("Bone damage"),
from a part of her fathers wheel. The stone is said to kill all who touch
it, blind those that look upon it and deafen those that hear it. Some
think it a thunderbolt emerges from the stone, so it would be a magic
weapon which could be used against Mog Ruith's and Tlachtga's enemies. |
Runesocesius |
Celtic |
Lusitanian |
Runesocesius is the Lusitanian god of darts. |
Arnemetia |
Celtic |
Roman |
A goddess who was worshiped in Roman times at Aquae Arnemetiae, the
present-day Buxton Spa (north-west Derbyshire). Her name is connected with
nemeton, "sacred grove." |
Abnoba |
Celtic |
Romano |
Romano-Celtic forest and river goddess (Black Forest area). Source of the
English river name "Avon" and its cognates in continental Europe. Also
goddess of the hunt (similar to the Roman Diana). |
Cailleach |
Celtic |
Scotland |
Cailleach is referred to as the "Mother of All" in parts of Scotland. Also
known as Scotia, she is depicted as an old hag with the teeth of a wild
bear and boar's tusks. She is believed to be a great sorceress. |
Dia Griene |
Celtic |
Scotland |
The daughter of the sun in ancient Scotland. She appears in a folktale in
which, held captive in the Land of the Big Women, she is freed by the
Cailleach, disguised as a fox, and a helpful young bumbler named Brian. |
Scathach |
Celtic |
Scotland |
Scathach ("the shadowy one"), is a warrior queen and mistress of a school
for young warriors. The school is located in Scotland on the island of
Skye, reputedly named after Scathach; other sources say she's living in
the Alps. She initiates young men into the arts of war, as well as giving
them the "friendship of her thighs", that is to say, initiating them
sexually. She grants three wishes to the hero Cuchulainn, because her
daughter Uathach, being in love with him, has told him how to make her do
it. The three wishes are to train him in the arts of war, to marry her
daughter Uathach and to tell his fortune which she does by using imbas
forosnai ("charm of the palms"), party foretelling the events of the Tain
Bo Cuailgne (Cattle Raid of Cooley) in dark terms. |
Amaethon |
Celtic |
Welsh |
The Welsh god of agriculture, son of the goddess Don. He is directly
responsible for the war between the deities of the underworld, led by
Arawn, and the Children of Don. In the Battle of the Trees (Battle of Cath
Godeau) Amaethon's brother Gwydion transformed trees into warriors with
whose help the deities of the underworld were defeated. |
Avalloc |
Celtic |
Welsh |
Found in Welsh pedigrees as the father of the goddess Modron. His own
status is unclear. He is occasionally mentioned as the king of the
otherworldly kingdom of Avalon. |
Govannon |
Celtic |
Welsh |
The Welsh smith god, the equivalent of the Irish Goibniu. Govannon is a
son of the goddess Don and the brother of Gwydion and Amaethon. He slew
the sea god Dylan, not knowing who he was. |
Hafgan |
Celtic |
Welsh |
In Welsh mythology, Hafgan battled with Arawn for the dominion of the
underworld. When Arawn traded places with Pwyll for a year and a day,
Pwyll defeated Hafgan at the end of this period. |
Modron |
Celtic |
Welsh |
A Welsh goddess, daughter of Avalloc, derived from the Celtic goddess
Matrona. She is regarded as a prototype of Morgan (from Arthurian
Legend). |
Dha Shi Zhi |
Chinese |
Buddhist |
A female bodhisattva of Chinese Buddhism, whose name means "the
Strongest". Through the power of her love she managed to break the circle
of rebirth for everyone. |
Er Lang |
Chinese |
Buddhist |
A Chinese guardian god who dispels evil spirits by setting the Hounds of
Heaven (the Tian-gou) on them. |
We Duo |
Chinese |
Buddhist |
The Chinese Buddhist divine general of the ruler of the southern
hemisphere. He is represented as a young soldier in splendid armor. |
Fan Kui |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Fan-kui is the Chinese god of butchers. |
Fei Lian |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of the wind, which he carries in a bag. He is a
trouble-stirrer, but he is kept in check by Shen Yi, the heavenly archer. |
Feng Huang |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese phoenix and the personification of the primordial force of the
heavens. Feng-huang has the head and the comb of a pheasant and the tail
of a peacock. |
Fu Xing |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of Happiness, one of the San-xing. He is most frequently
portrayed in the blue clothes of a civil servant and in the company of
children, or in his symbolic form of a bat. |
Gao Yao |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The ancient Chinese god of judgment. On his quest for injustice he is
accompanied by a ram. He is also known as Ting-jian. |
Geong Si |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Jiang Shr (Putonghua) or Kuang Shi (Cantonese) are the zombies of Chinese
myth. They have physical bodies, but they are not alive, nor have they
will or thought. They are closer to Haitian zombies than to anything else
in widely-known Western folklore. |
Gong De Tian |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese goddess of luck. In her left hand she holds a
'wish-fulfilling' pearl. With her right hand she makes a gesture of
boldness. She shows many similarities with the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. |
Gou Mang |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A messenger of the Chinese sky-god. Gou Mang is associated with the east,
and he brings spring and happiness. The dragon is his attribute. |
Gui |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese term for the spirits of the dead, formed of the negative yin
components of a person's soul (i.e., the po souls) after death. Literally:
ghost, spirit, demon. |
Gui Xian |
Chinese |
Chinese |
One of the Ling, the four Chinese magical beings. The turtle Gui Xian is a
symbol of happiness. |
Hac Tao |
Chinese |
Chinese |
"Black Way" is the literal translation of Hac Tao. It is easy to render
this phrase as "black magic," since this area of folklore (or spiritual
technology) has much in common with Western magic. Hac Tao is the generic
name for the whole range of dirty tricks of Chinese spiritualism: healing,
cursing, fertility and barrenness spells and the making and counteracting
of poisons, or at least very bad luck. |
Heng O |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese moon goddess, symbol of the cold and dark principle yin. |
Hou Tu |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Chinese God of Earth and Soil; Sovereign Earth. He is part of the imperial
cult. |
How Chu |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of the air. |
Hu Jing De |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A Chinese guardian god, one of the Men-shen. He was originally a general
from the Tang Dynasty. |
Huang Chuan |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Underworld to which yin souls return after death. It is traditionally
believed to be a watery place, situated in the north. Literally "yellow
springs". |
Huang Fei Hu |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Originally a Chinese earth-god in the shape of a one-eyed bull with the
tail of a snake. Later he became a mountain-god who rules the holy
mountain of Tai Shan in eastern China. He judges the souls of the deceased
who come to this mountain. |
Huang Lao Jun |
Chinese |
Chinese |
An important deity of early Taoism and main god of the Way of Supreme
Peace (dai-bing dao). He was regarded by the common people as the ruler of
the world who descends to Earth to guide and assist mankind. |
Ji Nu |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A Chinese stellar goddess. |
Jian Lao |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of the earth and permanence. |
Jiang Shr |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Jiang Shr (Putonghua) or Kuang Shi (Cantonese) are the zombies of Chinese
myth. They have physical bodies, but they are not alive, nor have they
will or thought. They are closer to Haitian zombies than to anything else
in widely-known Western folklore. |
Jin Jia |
Chinese |
Chinese |
One of several patrons of Chinese literature. He punishes wicked scholars,
and waves a flag before the homes of families whose descendants will high
honor in the Imperial Examinations. |
Ki Lin |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A mythical being of Chinese mythology, comparable with the western
unicorn. Ki-lin personifies all that is good, pure, and peaceful. It lives
in paradise and only visits the world at the birth of a wise philosopher. |
Kuang Shi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Jiang Shr (Putonghua) or Kuang Shi (Cantonese) are the zombies of Chinese
myth. They have physical bodies, but they are not alive, nor have they
will or thought. They are closer to Haitian zombies than to anything else
in widely-known Western folklore. |
Kui Xing |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A stellar deity often found in the company of Wen-chang. He is responsible
for issuing official testimonials. |
Kun Lun |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A mountain range in Western China, believed to be a Taoist paradise. It is
one of the ten continents and three islands in Taoist cosmology, and is
said to be three (or nine) stories high. Whoever manages to climb to the
top gains access to the heavens. |
Lan Cai He |
Chinese |
Chinese |
One of the Chinese Ba Xian. He is dressed in rags, wears a belt made of
black wood, and wears a boot on one feet while the other one is bare. In
summer he would wear a thick overcoat but dress lightly in winter. His
breath is like hot steam. |
Lei Zi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese goddess of thunder. She taught the Chinese the art of breeding
silkworms. She is the consort of Huang-di. |
Lu Ban |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese patron of carpenters. |
Lu Xing |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Star of Honor or Status. A stellar deity, one of the San-xing. He is
also known as Guan-xing (Star of State Officials). |
Ma Mian |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese bureaucrat of the underworld. He has a partner called Ao-tao
("Ox head"). |
Men Shen |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The two gods in syncretistic Chinese folk religion who guard the double
doorway of a domestic dwelling or public building. |
Mo Hi Hai |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of water. |
Mu King |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of fire. |
Nu Gua |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese creator goddess who created the first humans from yellow
earth, after Heaven and Earth had separated. |
Pan Jin Lian |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese goddess of fornication and prostitution. |
Peng Zi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A figure in Chinese mythology that represents longevity. |
Qin Shu Pao |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A Chinese guardian god of the double doorway, one of the Men-shen. |
Ru Shou |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The messager of the sky-god, similarly to Gou Mang. Ru Shou is associated
with the west, autumn and misfortune. The dragon is his attribute. |
Shachihoko |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A Chinese sea monster that has the head of a tiger and the body of a fish.
The body is covered with poisonous spikes. On land it can transform itself
into a tiger. A representation of the Shachihoko was used in medieval
Japan as a gargoyle. |
She Di |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Chinese patronesses who guard certain large areas and its inhabitants. |
Shen Nung |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A figure from Chinese mythology said to have invented the plow and taught
man the art of agriculture as well as the cultivation of forests. |
Shen Yi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese sun god. When the earth was scorched by the heat of ten suns,
he shot nine with his arrows and became the ruler of the remaining one. |
Shou Xing |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A stellar deity, one of the San-xing. His name means "Star of Longevity",
and he has an enormously high bald head. He supports himself on a knotty
staff. In his hand he holds the peach of immortality. Symbolically he is
represented as a mushroom or a turtle. |
Shui Guan |
Chinese |
Chinese |
One of the San-guan. Shui-guan is the Ruler of Water. He helps the
believer to overcome obstacles. All three rulers keep a register of the
good and evil deed of people. |
Si Ming |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The "Lord of Fate", who determines the life span of each individual. He
keeps a register of the transgressions and omissions of mankind, of which
he informs Tai-yi, the Supreme One, at the same time asking him to
lengthen or shorten the life span of the individual accordingly. He has
two books, the Book of Death, containing the names of all who must die,
and the Book of Live, those of the immortals. |
Song Di |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The king of the Third Hell of Chinese myth. Here people are punished who
were guilty of unfilial behavior, disobedience, disloyalty, and rebellion.
He is honored on the eighth day of the Second Moon. |
Ssu Ling |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Ssu Ling are the four spiritual creatures of Chinese myth. These
creatures are the Ch'i-lin, the Feng-huang, the tortoise Gui Xian, and the
dragon Long. |
Sun Pi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of cobblers. |
Tai Sui Xing |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of time and the planets. His name means 'Star of the Big
Year', referring to the planet Jupiter (with an orbital period of twelve
years). |
Tai Yi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
"The Supreme One", also known as Da-yi "the Great One". During the Han
Dynasty, Tai-yi was venerated as part of the triad of the three ones (San-yi)
and became a personified deity. |
Tian Di |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The conventional expression to designate the universe. It means literally
"Heaven and Earth". |
Tian Guan |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Ruler of Heaven and one of the three rulers, the San-guan. He bestows
wealth and good luck. All three rulers keep a register of the good and
evil deed of people. |
Tian Hou |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Tian Hou (Tin Hau in Cantonese), literally Empress of the Sky, is a
goddess said to protect fishermen. Many temples in her honor can be found
along the coastline of China where there are, or were, fishing
communities. |
Tian Mu |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese goddess of lightning whose name means "Mother of Lightning". |
Wei Cheng |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese deity who guards the back door of domestic dwellings and
public buildings. A former minister of emperor Tang Tai-zong, Wei Cheng is
far less popular as a guardian of doorways then the Men-shen. |
Wei Tuo |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The protector of the teaching. Often found in the company of Guan-yin. |
Wen Chang |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The popular Chinese Taoist god of literature and writing, invoked by
scholars to assist them in their labors. He is especially venerated by
people who require help with their entrance examinations for an official
career. |
Wu Guan |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The king of the fourth Chinese hell, the hell of the Lake of Blood. Here
the counterfeiters and cheats are punished. His day is the 18th of the
Second Moon. |
Yan Lo |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The god of the dead, lord and judge of the Fifth Hell. Punishment in this
hell is the memory of things past. Yan-lo is completely identical to the
Hindu god of death, Yama. |
Yang Jing |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese Goat God. Peasants in the mountainous regions make sacrifices
to Yang Jing for protection against wild animals. He is depicted with a
goat's head worn like a bonnet and a goatskin. |
Yao Shi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese Buddha who is dedicated to saving lives, healing wounds and
curing diseases. |
Yi Ti |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese god of wine. |
Yu Qiang |
Chinese |
Chinese |
A Chinese sea god and god of the ocean winds. As the god of the sea he
assumes the shape of a fish and he rides on two dragons; as the god of the
wind he has the body of a bird and a human face. |
Zao Jun |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The "Lord of the Hearth", an immensely popular hearth and kitchen deity in
Chinese folk religion. He is also the protector of the family. |
Zhang Xian |
Chinese |
Chinese |
"Chang the Immortal". In popular Chinese belief, Zhang Xian bestows male
offspring. As a rule, he is accompanied by his son who carries in his arm
the boy-child whom Zhang Xian bestows on those who believe in him. |
Zhi Song Zi |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese lord of the rain. |
Zhong Kui (2) |
Chinese |
Chinese |
In Chinese myth, he is the god of literature and examinations, the
protector against evil spirits and demons. He belongs to the Gui Xian (a
classification of demons) because he committed suicide when he failed to
reach the first place in the exams. His attribute is a sword with which he
wards off poisonous animals such as snakes and scorpions. |
Zhu Rong |
Chinese |
Chinese |
In Chinese mythology, Zhu Rong is the god of fire and the ruler of the
southern hemisphere. |
Zi Yu |
Chinese |
Chinese |
The Chinese divine inventor of war and weapons. He was usually depicted as
ox-headed. |
Ba Xian |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The "eight immortals" from Taoist mythology, and among the best known
deities. They are the symbols for good fortune throughout China. They
represent eight different conditions of life: youth, old age, poverty,
wealth, the populace, nobility, the masculine, and the feminine. |
Bixia Yuanjin |
Chinese |
Taoist |
This Chinese Taoist Goddess is responsible for dawn and childbirth, as
well as destiny. Dawn and childbirth are two concepts often, and quite
understandably, linked in world mythology: the rising of the sun, the
bringing of light to the earth, is equated with the child emerging from
the darkness of the womb to the light of the world. |
Cai Shen |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Chinese god of prosperity, both of religious Taoism and in the
syncretist folk religion. He has various magical powers, such as warding
off thunder and lightning, and ensuring profit from commercial
transactions. |
Cheng Huang |
Chinese |
Taoist |
Chinese protective deities. They ward off disasters and catastrophes and
protect the inhabitants of cities under their care, who may also
supplicate them. In periods of drought, they provide rain. They grant
plentiful harvest and ensure the affluence of the citizens. |
Chu Jiang |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The king of the second of the Taoist hells, the hell of thieves and
murderers. It is believed to be a large lake of ice. |
Di Guan |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Ruler of the Earth in religious Taoism. One of the three San-guan. He
plays an important part in the religious life of the Chinese. Di-guan
forgives sins and transgressions. |
Dou Mu |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Chinese goddess who supervises the register in which the life and
death of each person is recorded. She is venerated by those who wish a
long life and personal compassion. Her name means "Mother of the Great
Wagon". |
Guan Di |
Chinese |
Taoist |
"Emperor Guan", the Taoist god of war. He opposes all disturbers of the
peace. He is charged with the task of guarding the realm against all
external enemies, as well as internal rebels. |
Lei Gong |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Chinese god of thunder, whose name means "Thunder Duke". In the Taoist
pantheon Lei-gong is an official in the Ministry of Thunder, which forms a
part of the celestial administration. |
Mu Gong |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Chinese Taoist god of immortality and 'Lord of the East'. He is the
embodiment of Yang (the male element). |
Peng Lai |
Chinese |
Taoist |
In Taoism, the island in the East China Sea believed to be inhabited by
immortals (Xian). The island epitomizes bliss, because this is where the
legendary mushrooms of immortality grow. |
San Qing |
Chinese |
Taoist |
"The three pure ones". The name of the three Taoist heavens and the three
deities inhabiting them. |
Shou Lao |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The ancient Chinese Taoist god of long life and luck. Shou-lao is the
popular name of Shou-xing, the stellar deity of longevity. |
Tian Zong |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The title accorded to the highest deities of Taoism, literally "celestial
venerable". The most important Tian-zong are the Celestial Venerable of
the Primordial Beginning (Yuan-shi tian-zong), the Celestial Venerable of
the Magic Jewel (Ling-pao tian-zong), and the Celestial Venerable of the
Tao and the Te (Tao-de tian-zong). Yu-huang, the Jade emperor, is also
venerated as Tian-zong. |
Xi Wang Mu |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Chinese goddess of immortality and the personification of the feminine
element yin. The Taoist Xi Wang-mu is referred to as the 'Royal Mother of
the West', and rules over the western paradise of the immortals. |
Xian |
Chinese |
Taoist |
A being who has attained physical immortality in religious Taoism. A Xian
is no longer subject to the "world of dust" and is a master in various
magical skills. |
Yu Huang |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The "Jade Emperor" of Chinese mythology. He is one of the most important
deities of folk religion and religious Taoism. He personally determines
all that happens in Heaven and on Earth, and for this purpose he has an
enormous celestial administration at his disposal. |
Yu Ren |
Chinese |
Taoist |
Literally "feather men". In ancient times, the feather men were flying
immortals (see Xian), whose bodies were covered with a coat of feathers.
Now it is an alternative designation for a Taoist priest. |
Zhong Kui |
Chinese |
Taoist |
The Chinese Taoist god of the afterlife, and a god of exorcism. His
Japanese equivalent is Shoki. |
Alpan |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan goddess of love and the underworld. She belongs to the Lasas
and is usually portrayed naked. |
Artume |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan goddess of night and death, but also the personification of
growth in nature. She can be compared with the Greek Artemis. |
Cautha |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan sun god, also known as Cath. He is generally depicted as
rising from the ocean. |
Charontes |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
Etruscan demons of death. The name suggests a connection to the Greek
Charon and his Etruscan equivalent Charun. |
Charun |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan demon of death who torments the souls of the deceased in the
underworld. He also guards the entrance to the underworld. He is similar
to the Greek Charon. Charun is portrayed with the nose of a vulture,
pointed ears and is usually winged. His attribute is the hammer, with
which he finished off his victims. |
Culsu |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan demoness who guards the entrance to the underworld. Her
attributes are a torch and scissors. |
Februus |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan god of the underworld and also a god of purification. The
month of February, his sacred month, was named after him. |
Feronia |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
An Etruscan goddess of fire and fertility. |
Laran |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan god of war. He is depicted as a naked youth wearing a helmet
and carrying a spear. |
Lasa |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
In Etruscan myth, they are female deities and the guardians of graves.
They are often found in the company of Turan, the goddess of love. The
Lasa are sometimes portrayed with wings, but also without. Their
attributes are mirrors and wreaths. |
Mantus |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
An Etruscan god of the underworld, associated with the city Mantua (the
current Mantova). |
Menrva |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan version of the Greek Athena, and portrayed similarly (with
helm, spear, and shield). Just like Athena, Menrva was also born from the
head of a god, in this case Tinia. She is part of triad with Tinia and
Uni. She is the predecessor of the Roman goddess Minerva. |
Nortia |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan goddess of fate and fortune. Her attribute is a large nail
and at the beginning of the New Year a nail was driven into a wall in her
sanctuary. This is variously explained as a fertility rite, an expiation
rite, or symbolizing the conclusion of the year just past. Her temple was
located in Volsini, the center of the Etruscan federation (currently the
Italian city Bolsena). |
Thesan |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan goddess of the dawn, and the patroness of childbirth. She
shows some similarities with the Roman Aurora. |
Tuchulcha |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
An Etruscan demoness of the underworld. It is a horrible, winged creature
with snake-hair and the beak of a bird. |
Turms |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan god who guides the deceased to the underworld. He is the
messenger of the gods and, like his Greek equivalent Hermes, he wears
winged shoes and carries a heralds' staff. |
Uni |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The supreme goddess of the Etruscan pantheon. She is the goddess of the
cosmos, and the city goddess of Perugia. Together with her husband Tinia
and the goddess Menrva she forms a triad. Her son is the hero Hercle
(clearly Hercules / Heracles). Uni is identical to the Greek Hera and the
Roman Juno. |
Vanth |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
The Etruscan female demon of death who lives in the underworld. With the
eyes on her wings she sees all and is omni-present. She is a herald of
death and can assist a sick person on his deathbed. Her attributes are a
snake, torch and key. |
Voltumna |
Etruscan |
Etruscan |
Voltumna, also known as Veltha, is a chthonic god of the Etruscans, later
elevated to the status of supreme god. He is also the patron god of the
federation of twelve Etruscan city states. The center of his cult was in
Volsini. The Romans named him Vertumnus. |
Anahit |
European |
Armenian |
The goddess of fertility and birth (analog to Aphrodite), beauty and water
in Armenian mythology. In early periods she was the goddess of war. |
Aramazd |
European |
Armenian |
Father of all gods and goddesses, the creator of heaven and earth. |
Astghik |
European |
Armenian |
Armenian goddess of love, beauty, and water. |
Vahagn |
European |
Armenian |
A god worshiped anciently and historically in Armenia. |
Aatxe |
European |
Basque |
A Basque evil spirit in the form of a bull, but occasionally in the form
of a human being. |
Adur |
European |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, it is the name given to the mystical, transcendental
force or power that unites all real objects. |
Akerbeltz |
European |
Basque |
From the Basque language "aker" (male goat), and "beltz" (black). He
protects against illnesses and evil spirits and he sends beneficial force
fluxes to animals placed under its protection. |
Argiduna |
European |
Basque |
In Basque folklore, it is a spirit or imp that is light-like and appears
at night. |
Atarrabi |
European |
Basque |
Also called Axular, he is good-willing and protective. There is a star
linked to him. |
Basa Jaun |
European |
Basque |
A benign wood spirit of the Basque, whose name means "lord of the woods".
He protects the flocks and herds against predators and thunderstorms. |
Beigorri |
European |
Basque |
Red cow genie that, according to Basque mythology, lives in caves and
gorges and guards them. |
Betadur |
European |
Basque |
According to the Basque beliefs, there is a lot of force in the eyes. A
look can be magical, and it can affect other people. This magic power of
the sight is called Betadur. |
Ekaitz |
European |
Basque |
Not much is known about this Basque númen, except that it is very evil. |
Erditse |
European |
Basque |
A mother goddess of Pan-Mediterranean culture. The Basques venerated her a
goddess a maternity. |
Erge |
European |
Basque |
A Basque spirit who takes the lives of men. It ends a human terrestrial
life when the right moment has come. |
Etsai |
European |
Basque |
A spirit of knowledge in Basque mythology, his name means "devil" or
"fiend". |
Euri |
European |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, it is the spirit of the rain. It is a very positive
being, a bringer of life both as enhancer of crops and as vector for the
reincarnation of the soul. |
Gaixtoak |
European |
Basque |
Their name means "the Evil Ones". In Basque mythology, they are bad
spirits that possess a person that has fallen victim to a malediction.
They enter his or her body, and send illnesses, melancholy, depression,
sadness, and bad mood. |
Gaizkin |
European |
Basque |
A spirit of Basque mythology that causes all illnesses. |
Gauargi |
European |
Basque |
Nocturne being of the Basque folklore that appears as a light. |
Gaueko |
European |
Basque |
"He of the night." It is a male personification of the Night and all its
dangers. |
Gorritxiki |
European |
Basque |
Reddish spirits of Basque folklore that run very rapidly on some
mountains. |
Hodei |
European |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, Hodei is the personification of the storm cloud, the
genie of thunder. |
Ieltxu |
European |
Basque |
Also named Iritxu, it is a nocturne spirit of Basque folklore that appears
either as a human or as a bird. It is nevertheless immediately
recognisable, because it exhales fire. |
Ilazki |
European |
Basque |
Although her image is quite ambiguous, sometimes good, sometimes evil, she
is treated with uttermost respect and called Ilargi-Amandre (Lady Mother
Moon or Grand-Mother Moon), Illazki, Ilargi, Iretargi, Iratargi, Ilargia,
Idargi, Argizagi or Goikoa. Her name means "light of the dead" (hil argia)
as she lits the ghosts of the deceased. |
Intxixu |
European |
Basque |
Small demons of Basque folklore. |
Itsaso |
European |
Basque |
The Sea in Basque mythology, it is an evil feminine being that attracts
all the water to her. |
Itxasgorrieta |
European |
Basque |
Literally, it means "the Reddish Seas". In Basque mythology, it is the
place where the Sun disappears at sunset to return to the Earth and start
its travel into the subterranean world. |
Laino |
European |
Basque |
Sister of Odei, she is the personification of fog in Basque animism. A
very evil being, she usually hides in caves, waiting for an occasion to
emerge. |
Lamia |
European |
Basque |
A water sprite or mermaid in Basque stories. She has none of the
malignancy of the conventional Lamia of classical mythology. |
Laminak |
European |
Basque |
Basque fairies, related to the Celtic little people. The Laminak live
underground in beautiful castles. |
Maide |
European |
Basque |
This is a bad genie from the Basque folklore that usually enters a house
through the chimney. Once inside, the spirit will destroy everything, so
the only way to prevent its intrusion is to keep the fire burning all the
time. |
Maju |
European |
Basque |
The Basque divine spirit of thunder whose encounters with his consort Mari
cause terrible thunderstorms or hailstorms. |
Mari |
European |
Basque |
The supreme and foremost goddess of the Basque pantheon. She is the
goddess of thunder and wind, the personification of the Earth. |
Mozorro |
European |
Basque |
Imp used by Men to reach their aim or do some tasks. |
Numen |
European |
Basque |
Plural, Númenes. In northern Spain, but mostly in Basque country, it is a
generic name that applies to all sprites and spirits or supernatural
beings. |
Oaztargi |
European |
Basque |
One of the personifications of lightning in Basque folklore. |
Orko |
European |
Basque |
A Basque thunder god. |
Ortzadar |
European |
Basque |
Also named Ostadar or Ortzeder, it is the Personification of the rainbow
in Basque mythology. This spirit is mostly a guide for the soul of
people. |
Ortzantz |
European |
Basque |
Odei as thunder sprite. |
Ostots |
European |
Basque |
Personification of thunder in Basque mythology, he is often merged with
Maju, Mari's wife. |
Ostri |
European |
Basque |
The Sky primitively in Basque mythology, he became later an equivalent of
Heaven. |
Ozkarri |
European |
Basque |
Odei as thunder sprite. |
Patuek |
European |
Basque |
Imp used by Men to reach their aim or do some tasks. |
Tartaro |
European |
Basque |
A Cyclop-like being from Basque folklore. It is usually described as a
giant having one eye in the middle of his forehead. At other times he
appears as a great hunter or shepherd living in the mountains. Yet in a
few other stories, Tartaro is simply a grotesque animal. |
Torto |
European |
Basque |
One of the most horrible of the Basque spirits. Torto is a flesh-eating
creature with only one eye in the center of his forehead. He abducts young
people, cuts them to pieces and eats them. |
Tronagarru |
European |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, they are the spirits of the hurricanes that come from
the sea. |
Tximistarri |
European |
Basque |
One of the personifications of lightning in Basque folklore. |
Ur |
European |
Basque |
In Basque mythology, it is the personification or spirit of Water. |
Zezengorri |
European |
Basque |
Adult reddish bull genie that, according to Basque mythology, lives in
subterranean dwellings and guards them. |
Aiatar |
European |
Estonian |
A female demon, Devil's daughter |
Aike |
European |
Estonian |
Thunder |
Ebajalg |
European |
Estonian |
Demonic whirlwind |
Ehaema |
European |
Estonian |
Mother Twilight, a nocturnal spirit or elf, encouraging spinning |
Eksitaja |
European |
Estonian |
An evil spirit who makes people lose their way in a forest or a bog |
Haldjas |
European |
Estonian |
Tthe Ruler elf, fairy, protector spirit of some place, person, plant or
animal |
Hamarik |
European |
Estonian |
Personification of dusk, a beautiful young maiden |
Hiid |
European |
Estonian |
A giant |
Hiiela |
European |
Estonian |
Another world, land of the dead |
Hiis |
European |
Estonian |
A holy grove |
Hoidja |
European |
Estonian |
Protector |
Ilmasepp |
European |
Estonian |
A mythical blacksmith who forged among other things the Sun and the Moon |
Juri |
European |
Estonian |
God of agriculture |
Jutta |
European |
Estonian |
Queen of the birds, daughter of Taara |
Juudaline |
European |
Estonian |
Demon |
Kaabas |
European |
Estonian |
Grave, death spirit |
Kaevukoll |
European |
Estonian |
Bogeyman of the well |
Kaitsja |
European |
Estonian |
Protector |
Kalm |
European |
Estonian |
Grave; spirit of a dead person; ruler of the land of the dead |
Kodukaija |
European |
Estonian |
A restless visitant ghost |
Koit |
European |
Estonian |
Personification of Dawn, a young man, eternal lover of Hämarik |
Koll |
European |
Estonian |
Bogey |
Kolumat |
European |
Estonian |
Bogeyman |
Kou |
European |
Estonian |
Thunder; son of Uku, brother of Pikker |
Kratt |
European |
Estonian |
A demon who stole and brought food, money and other worldly goods to its
maker and owner in the form of a whirlwind or meteor-like tail of fire |
Kulmking |
European |
Estonian |
A spirit of an unholy dead |
Laurits |
European |
Estonian |
God of fire |
Lendva |
European |
Estonian |
An illness sent by an evil witch |
Libahunt |
European |
Estonian |
Werewolf |
Lummutis |
European |
Estonian |
Ghost, wraith |
Majauss |
European |
Estonian |
Domestic grass-snake, protector spirit |
Manala |
European |
Estonian |
Land of the dead |
Marras |
European |
Estonian |
Spirit of death, predictor of death |
Mart |
European |
Estonian |
God of fertility |
Metsik |
European |
Estonian |
A fertility god |
Murueit |
European |
Estonian |
A female spirit of forest and earth, connected to the land of the dead |
Painaja |
European |
Estonian |
Nightmare, incubus |
Pisuhand |
European |
Estonian |
Tail of fire, treasure-bringing goblin |
Sarvik |
European |
Estonian |
A horned demon, a devil |
Surm |
European |
Estonian |
Death |
Taht |
European |
Estonian |
Star |
Tonn |
European |
Estonian |
God of the crops and pigs |
Tont |
European |
Estonian |
Ghost |
Toonela |
European |
Estonian |
Land of the dead |
Tuulispea |
European |
Estonian |
Whirlwind |
Tuuslar |
European |
Estonian |
A sorcerer living in Finland |
Uku |
European |
Estonian |
The supreme god |
Ahti |
European |
Finnish |
God of the depths, giver of fish. |
Ajattara |
European |
Finnish |
Evil forest spirit |
Akras |
European |
Finnish |
The god of fertility and the protector of plants, especially the turnip. |
Ilmatar |
European |
Finnish |
Female spirit of air; the daughter of primeval substance of creative
spirit. Mother of Väinämöinen in Kalevala. |
Jumala |
European |
Finnish |
A generic name for a major deity |
Kullervo |
European |
Finnish |
Tragic antihero. Model for Túrin Turambar in Tolkien's Silmarillion. |
Kuu |
European |
Finnish |
God of Moon. |
Lempo |
European |
Finnish |
Originally a fertility spirit, became synonymous with demon in the
Christian era. Evil fiend was also the ancient Finnish god of wilderness
and archery |
Louhi |
European |
Finnish |
The matriarch of Pohjola, hostess of the Underworld. |
Loviatar |
European |
Finnish |
The blind daughter of Tuoni and the mother of Nine diseases. |
Nakki |
European |
Finnish |
The fearsome spirit of pools, wells and bridges. Same as Nix. |
Perkele |
European |
Finnish |
The Devil. Originally Perkele was not the Devil but a god of thunder and
can be seen as an earlier form of Ukko. |
Pohjola |
European |
Finnish |
Its name is derived from the word pohjoinen meaning the compass point
north. |
Surma |
European |
Finnish |
The personification of a violent death. |
Tapio |
European |
Finnish |
The god of the forest. |
Tuonela |
European |
Finnish |
Land of the dead |
Tuoni |
European |
Finnish |
The personification of Death. |
Tursas |
European |
Finnish |
The Tavastian god of war. May be same as the Norse Tyr and the Germanic
Tîwaz. |
Ukko |
European |
Finnish |
The god of the sky and thunder (old man), related to Thor (Estonian Taara). |
Ukko |
European |
Finnish |
God of sky and thunder. Weapon was a hammer, axe or sword |
Vellamo |
European |
Finnish |
The wife of Ahti, goddess of the sea, lakes and storms. A current image of
Vellamo can be seen on the coat of arms of Päijänne Tavastia. |
Baba |
European |
Hungarian |
A beastly old women, and has negative qualities. Although it had magical
abilities, it was not a witch. It was thought to live in fountains, and if
young children went close to its place, it lured them in. |
Boszorkany |
European |
Hungarian |
A hostile, harm-doing, supernatural old lady, the witch. She had an
ability to transform, fly and curse. |
Bubus |
European |
Hungarian |
Spirit. A small being that lives in caves. |
Fene |
European |
Hungarian |
The demon of illness. |
Griff |
European |
Hungarian |
Also known as griffin in Western Europe, but without special features. |
Guta |
European |
Hungarian |
A fearsome Hungarian demon who beats his victims to death, often
associated with strokes, heart attacks, or sudden paralysis. |
Hadur |
European |
Hungarian |
Short for Hadak Ura, meaning "War Lord" or "Army Lord" and was the war god
in the religion of the early Hungarians. |
Liderc |
European |
Hungarian |
A ghostly, mysterious creature with several different appearances, its
works are always malicious. |
Napkiraly |
European |
Hungarian |
Meaning "King of the Sun", he is the Hungarian sun god |
Ordog |
European |
Hungarian |
Ruler of the underworld. |
Sarkany |
European |
Hungarian |
Unconventional dragon. He is always man-shaped, can ride a horse, and has
usually 7 heads, sometimes 3, 12 or 21. Dragons usually symbolised human
behaviour or characteristic, ie. when the hero was fighting with him, he
was fighting to overcome his own bad behaviour, habit or characteristic. |
Szelkiraly |
European |
Hungarian |
Meaning "King of the Wind", he is the Hungarian god of wind and rain |
Turul |
European |
Hungarian |
The great bird that was sent forth by Isten to guide the creation and
destiny of the Magyar people. |
Vadleany |
European |
Hungarian |
Meaning "Forest Girl", she is an elusive forest sprite who seduces
shepherds, saps their strength and makes the forest rustle. She is usually
nude and her long hair reaches the ground. She can sometimes be lured and
caught with a pair of boots. |
Alsvart |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Alsvid |
European |
Norse |
Horses that pulled Sol's chariot (i.e. the Sun). ("all-swift") |
Anar |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Arvak |
European |
Norse |
Horses that pulled Sol's chariot (i.e. the Sun). ("early-riser") |
Balder |
European |
Norse |
God of radiance and rebirth |
Beinvid |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Bestla |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Bolthorn |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Dokkalfar |
European |
Norse |
A "black elf" Male ancestral spirits who may protect the people, although
some can be menacing, especially when one is rude to them. |
Draupnir |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Durnir |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Dvalinn |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Dvergar |
European |
Norse |
Norse term for dwarf |
Einherjar |
European |
Norse |
Spirits of warriors who had died bravely in battle |
Eld |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Fenrir |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Forseti |
European |
Norse |
God of justice |
Freyja |
European |
Norse |
Goddess of fertility, love, beauty, magic, and death |
Freyr |
European |
Norse |
God of fertility and prosperity |
Gandalfr |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Ganglati |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Geirrod |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Gilling |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Ginnarr |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Glaumar |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Gloinn |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Grer |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse dwarves |
Grimnir |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Gunnlod |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Gymir |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Hardverk |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Hastigi |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Heidrek |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Heimdall |
European |
Norse |
Watchman and guardian |
Heiorun |
European |
Norse |
A goat in Norse mythology, which produces mead for the einherjar. |
Hel |
European |
Norse |
The underworld goddess |
Herkir |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Holgabrud |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
Hrímfaxi |
European |
Norse |
Horse of Nótt (night). |
Hrimgerd |
European |
Norse |
One of the norse giants |
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