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Odin the Wanderer (the meaning of his name Gangleri); illustration by Georg von Rosen, 1886. Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology. The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar, particularly in the Old Norse record.
Apollo, god of light, among many other things. Eos, goddess of the dawn. Hemera, personification of day. Hyperion, Titan of light; sometimes conflated with his son Helios. Lampetia, goddess of light, and one of the Heliades or daughters of Helios , god of the Sun, and of the nymph Neera . Theia, Titaness of sight and the shining light of the ...
Aylith. The Widow in the Woods, The Many-Mother. A tall, shadowy humanoid figure with yellow glowing eyes, and strange protrusions like the branches of dead trees. She is a servant of Shub-Niggurath. Baoht Z'uqqa-Mogg. The Bringer of Pestilence. A huge, flying scorpion with an ant -like head.
A divine name is an official title for any divine being. In Egypt, divine names were indicated with a god's inscription (nṯr, which can be Anglicised as netjer.) [47] In Sumerian cuneiform, the Dingir sign (𒀭) was used. [48] Asherah's title in KTU 1.4 mgn rbt is like Jupiter's title optimus maxiumus. A divine being's name is distinct from ...
Oya (goddess of hurricanes, storms, death and rebirth, consort of Shango in Yoruba religion) Set (Egyptian mythology) Nzazi (god of thunder and lightning; master of thunder dogs in Kongo mythology) Azaka-Tonnerre (West African Vodun / Haitian Vodou) Mulungu. Xevioso (alternately: Xewioso, Heviosso. Thunder god of the So region)
Krishna (/ ˈkrɪʃnə /; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂ.ɳɐ] (Classical Sanskrit) and [kr̩ʂ.ɳɐ́] in (Vedic Sanskrit) is a Hindu deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth incarnation of Vishnu ...
Jengu, Sawabantu and Duala water spirits. Nyambe, Bantu Supreme deity and god of the sun. Nzambi, Bakongo Sky Father and god of the sun. Nzambici, Bakongo Sky Mother and goddess of the moon and earth. Simbi, Bakongo nature spirits of the water and forest.
List of valkyrie names. "Walkyrien" (1905) by Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries ...