Akkadian name of the
Babylonian-Assyrian god of thunder and storms, meaning
thunder Adad is
called
Ishkur in Sumerian. He
is also known by the Akkadian name
Ramman,
meaning
thunderer
Greek
myth name of a beautiful youth who was loved by Aphrodite.
He was killed while
hunting a boar and t
He anemone flower sprang from his
blood. His name derives from Hebrew Adonai,
meaning "my lord."
AEGLE:
Latin form of Greek
Aigle, myth name of one of the
Heliades,
one of the Hesperides, and a Naiad, meaning
light,
radiance
Latin form of Greek
Aiolos,
myth name of the god of winds, meaning
nimble; quick-moving
"Light/upper air." Greek myth name of one
of t
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and Nyx.
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t
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He pure, upper air that only t
He gods
breathe, as opposed to t
He gloomy, lower "aer"
breathed by mortals.
Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty,
splendor." The other two are
Thalia,
"blossoming, luxuriant," and
Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment."
Celtic myth name of a goddess of strife and war. The name derives from
Proto-Celtic
Agronā, literally meaning
carnage, slaughter
Devil; evil spirit Middle Persian form of
Avestan Angra
Mainyu, myth name of the god of darkness, death and
destruction, and the number one enemy of Ahura
Mazda.
Another name for Finnish
Lemminkainen,
myth name of a god of magic, a sorcerer said to be able
to
sing the sand into pearls
Finnish myth name of
a god of
sea and fishing, known as t
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Divinity of wisdom Persian myth name of the
uncreated creator of everything in the universe, whose
archenemy is Ahriman. In Avestan, Ahura
is the term for a good
divinity. Mazda stands for wisdom.
Nickname for Finnish
Aukusti,
meaning
venerable
Greek
myth name of the personification of the "war cry."
Celtic myth name of a god of the sun, healing and prophecy, meaning
shining one
Latin form of Greek
Alkippe, meaning
mighty
mare In Greek mythology, this was the name of a daughter of
Ares.
Latin form of Greek
Alkyone, meaning
kingfisher In Greek mythology, this was the name of a daughter
of
Aeolus and Cyx.
Latin form of Greek
Alekto, myth name of one of the Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides), meaning
unceasing Virgil named two others:
Megaera grudging, and
Tisiphone avenging murder
Arabic name meaning
the deity It is the Muslim word for God.
Japanese myth name of a sun goddess who ruled the heavens, meaning
shining over heaven
Persian myth name of a goddess of immortality, meaning
immortality
Egyptian myth name of a god of wind and air, meaning
the hidden one
Persian myth name of a goddess of fertility and water, meaning
immaculate This is also the Persian name for the planet Venus.
Hindi myth name
meaning
infinite; without end This is the name of another incarnation
of Vishnu.
Celtic myth name of a Briton goddess of victory, meaning
invincible
ANGERONA:
Roman myth name of a goddess who relieved men from pain and sorrow.
She was also a protectress of Rome and keeper of its sacred name
which could not be pronounced lest it be revealed to enemies. In
art, she has been depicted with a bandage over her mouth and a
finger pressed to her lips, demanding silence. Her festival is
called Divalia or Angeronalia and is celebrated on December 21st.
Evil spirit; devil Persian myth name of the source of all evil,
and the twin
brother and main enemy of the god Ahura Mazda.
Egyptian myth name of a sky god, meaning
skybearer, or
brings back the distant one
Hindi myth name of a god of the wind, meaning
air,
wind
ANPU:
Egyptian myth name of a
jackal-headed god of the underworld, meaning
royal
child
"Flower." Greek myth name of a goddess of
flowers, gardens, love, marshes, and swamps. She was
worshiped on Crete.
Greek myth name of a daughter of
Ares and
Hippolyte (a
queen of the Amazons) who was kidnapped and married by
Theseus, making her the first Amazon ever to marry. The
meaning of her name is debatable. The first half, Anti-,
could have derived from anti "against;
counter," or antios "set against."
The second half, -ope, could have derived from ope
"hole," ops "voice," or opsis
"face."
Myth name of a Celtic sun god.
It is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Áed,
meaning
fire
Greek myth name of the one of the three original Muses
before their number was increased to nine, meaning "to sing."
Scottish/Gaelic myth name of a god of youth and love,
composed of Celtic elements meaning
one/only
choice
"Risen from the foam." Greek myth name of the goddess of love and mother of
Eros, composed of the elements afros "foam"
and dity "dive; rise."
Welsh myth name of the Lord of Annwn (
un-world; under-world), possibly meaning
unrestrained wildness
Greek myth name of
the son of
Zeus and
Hera. Identified with Roman
Mars.
Derived from the Greek word ares, meaning
"battle strife; ruination."
"Excellence." Greek myth name of a son of Apollo
and a mortal woman, who was raised on ambrosia
and made immortal by Gaia.
Hindi myth name of a son of
Indra, meaning
white
Greek myth name of a daughter of
Zeus and
Leto and twin sister to Apollo.
The name is of uncertain origin. It may be related to the word artamos
"a butcher" or artemes "safe."
Redness
of tHe rising sun Hindi myth name of the
charioteer of t
He rising sun.
He is believed to be a
cripple having no thighs.
Sun Hindi myth name of the sun. Also
considered an alternative name for
Arun,
the charioteer of the sun.
Unrestrained Hindi myth name of a goddess of the night, the
sky, and the stars. She was the wife of the sage Vasishtha, and is
identified with the morning star.
Semitic myth name of a
mother goddess, meaning
she who treads on the
sea
Phoenician form of Greek myth name
Astarte,
name of a goddess of fertility and war. Meaning unknown.
Greek myth name of a
demigod who learned the secret of life and death from a
serpent, possibly meaning "gives well-being."
Greek form of Phoenician
Ashtoreth,
myth name of a goddess of fertility and war,
equivalent to the Semitic goddess Ishtar. Meaning is unknown.
Greek myth name of a goddess of justice, derived from
the word aster, meaning "star."
Greek myth name of the father of
Phrixus, meaning
"rich harvest."
Greek myth name of the goddess of wisdom.
Plato fancifully derived her name from A-theo-noa,
meaning "mind of God," but the true meaning is
unknown.
Greek myth name of a Titan. As the story goes, he was
punished by
Zeus for siding with the Titans in their war
against the Olympians, by being forced to bear the
weight of the heavens and earth on his shoulders. The
meaning of his name is disputed. One interesting theory suggests that Atlas did not bear the weight of the
"world" on his shoulders but, instead, the
"sky," and that his name meant "the one
who could not withstand."
Greek myth name of one of the original three Fates, known
as the "inevitable" or "inflexible."
Roman myth name of a goddess of morning, meaning
dawn
Roman name for Greek
Dionysos,
myth name of the god of revelry and the intoxicating power of wine. It is
the Latin form of Greek
Bakchos, meaning
to
shout
Strength of God Hindi myth name of the elder brother of
Sri Krishna, derived from the elements bala
strength and deva
god
English form of Old Norse
Baldr, myth name of a son of
Odin and
Frigg, meaning
prince
Female of the ointment jar Original form of Egyptian myth name
Bastet, a cat-headed goddess. Originally, she was a sun goddess depicted as a lion, who defended the pharaoh and, consequently, the chief god, earning her the title of
Lady of flame, and
Eye of Ra Later, the Greeks changed her to a moon goddess.
A variant of
Bast with
additional feminine suffix added to the one already present. Since this name
literally means "female of the ointment jar,"
Bastet later became
thought of as a goddess of perfumes.
Shining Celtic myth
name of a god of fire and healing. In the
Roman period he was identified
with Apollo.
"White god." Slavic myth name of a god of light and sun, the
counterpart of
Crnobog ("black god"), the cursed god of
darkness. The name is composed of the elements byelo "white" and bog
"god."
Egyptian myth name of a dwarf god, meaning
brings
joy
India From the Hindi myth name Bharat Mata, meaning
Mother India Also known as Bharathamba,
India
mother In Hindu mythology she was the personification of
India, and
more recently considered a goddess of fertility. She is usually depicted
wearing a saree and holding a flag.
Battle fort Norse myth name of the goddess of the evening mist who slays the sun every night. Derived from the elements borg
fortification and hildr
battle
Name of the tutelary
goddess of the Brigantes (British Celts) from which the mythic Irish
Brighid, daughter of
Dagda, is probably an offshoot.
Exalted one Irish Gaelic myth
name of an ancient Celtic goddess, daughter of
Dagda, one of the Tuatha Dé
Danann.
Myth name of the wife of
Gunnarr, a shieldmaiden and
valkyrie. The name is the Old Norse equivalent of
German Brunhild, meaning
armored warrior woman
Latin form of Greek
Kalliope, myth
name of the muse of epic poetry, meaning
beautiful voice
Roman myth name of a goddess of health, door hinges,
handles, and thresholds, meaning
door-pivot
Roman myth name of a goddess of flesh, meaning
horn This is the
name from which the word carnal was derived. Also the myth name of a
nymph who the god
Janus fell in love
with.
Irish/Gaelic myth name of a water goddess of inspiration,
intelligence, knowledge and creativity, meaning
fair locks
Roman myth name of the goddess of agriculture, derived
from the Proto-Indo-European root ker, meaning
to
grow
Horned, antlered Celtic myth name of an
antlered god of animals, fertility and the underworld,
from Gaulish carnon/cernon, meaning
horn, antler
Latin form of Greek
Keto, myth name of a goddess of the
dangers of the sea, meaning
sea monster; whale
Aztec
Nahuatl myth name of
a goddess of water and rivers, and wife of
Tlaloc,
meaning
jade skirt
Hindi myth name of a lunar and fertility god, meaning
moon
Greek myth name of the ferryman of
Hades who ferries the
dead across the river Acheron, meaning
"fierce brightness."
"
Green shoot." In Greek mythology, this is another name of the goddess
Demeter. This name is also mentioned in the bible by
Paul.
Greek myth name of a goddess of vegetation, derived from
the word chloros, meaning
"green."
Greek myth name of a giant son of Poseidon
and
Medusa,
meaning "golden sword."