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Other Gods and Goddesses of Italian Mythology include: Aradia is a folk Goddess of witchcraft. Carmenta is the Goddess of spells, known for chanting incantations in verse to ease the pains of women in labor and children facing illness. Februus is the Italian God of purification who lives in the underworld.
In Italian folklore, the Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi Kings. [2] A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany (Italian: Festa dell'Epifania). [3] [4]
Pages in category "Italian legendary creatures" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anguane; B.
Italian mythology includes the myths of the Italian people. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. I. Italic mythology (4 C) L.
(Norse mythology) Maltet, the name of the spear of Baligant from The Song of Roland. (French folklore) Rhongomyniad (also Rhongomiant), the spear of King Arthur that he used to defeat the legendary Sir Thomas of Wolford. (Arthurian legend) Spear of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and given to Peleus at his wedding with Thetis. (Greek mythology)
Luna, for example, is a name from Roman mythology and is the number 10 ranked name for baby girls. Others, like Eleuthia, have never cracked the top 1,000 list of boys ’ or girl s’ names in ...
Lives beneath the Gulf of Mexico. Name clearly jumped from Mayan storm god (Huracan), to Taino name for the weather phenomenon (Juracan), to this creature around the Texas-Louisiana coast. Hræsvelgr – jötunn who takes the form of an eagle (Norse mythology) Poukai – monstrous predatory bird, likely based on an extinct species
25. Aldo. While this means “old and wise,” it makes a great name for any boy. 26. Carlo. Keep your Italian heritage alive with this name that translates to “free man.”