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Girra, god of fire in Akkadian and Babylonian records; Gibil, skilled god of fire and smithing in Sumerian records; Ishum, god of fire who was the brother of the sun god Shamash, and an attendant of Erra; Nusku, god of heavenly and earthly fire and light, and patron of the arts; Shamash, ancient Mesopotamian Sun god
Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
Bacchus – god of wine, nature, pleasure and festivity; equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus; Ceres, goddess of growing plants and motherly relationships; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter; Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness and the moon; equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis; Faunus, horned god of the forest, plains ...
He was also associated with forest fires (and identified with the fire-god, Gibil [130]), fevers, plagues, and war. [129] In myths, he causes destruction and devastation. [129] In the neo-Babylonian period in many official documents Nergal is listed immediately after the supreme gods Marduk and Nabu, and before such prominent deities as Shamash ...
The Xiuhtotontli are gods of fire and alternative manifestations or states of Xiuhtecuhtli. Xiuhiztacuhqui, god of the white fire. Xiuhtlatlauhqui, god of the red fire. Xiuhcozauhqui, god of the yellow fire. Xiuhxoxoauhqui, god of the blue fire. Xiuhtecuhtli, related god of fire and time. His face is painted with black and red pigment.
Bear god / goddess; A132.9. Cattle god / goddess; A161.2. King of the Gods; A177.1. Gods as Dupe or Tricksters; A192. Death or departure of the gods; A193. Gods of Dying-and-rising; A200—A299. Gods of the Upper World A210. Gods of the Sky; A220. Gods of the Sun; A240. Gods of the Moon; A250. Gods of the Stars; A260. Gods of Light; A270. Gods ...
God of the sun and of good weather; Marohu's twin brother. Márohu: God of the moon and of rain, rainstorms, and floods; Boinayel's twin brother. Maketaori Guayaba: The god of Coaybay or Coabey, the land of the dead. Opiyel Guabiron: A dog-shaped god that watched over the dead; often associated with the Greek Cerberus. Tongva: Chinigchinix
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...