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Pages in category "Given names derived from birds" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Queen of Heaven was a title given to several ancient sky goddesses worshipped throughout the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Near East. Goddesses known to have been referred to by the title include Inanna , Anat , Isis , Nut , Astarte , and possibly Asherah (by the prophet Jeremiah ).
Inanna's name is also used to refer to the Goddess in modern Neopaganism and Wicca. [393] Her name occurs in the refrain of the "Burning Times Chant," [394] one of the most widely used Wiccan liturgies. [394] Inanna's Descent into the Underworld was the inspiration for the "Descent of the Goddess," [395] one of the most popular texts of ...
It also ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Sweden in the early years of the 21st century, and was formerly popular in France. [1] The name "Cecilia" applied generally to Roman women who belonged to the plebeian clan of the Caecilii. Legends and hagiographies, mistaking it for a personal name, suggest fanciful etymologies.
Pages in category "Feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,865 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive. Around 70 to 80 bird species will be ...
"The Bird Maidens" (毛衣女), a tale from the fourth-century collection In Search of the Supernatural (which contains a different tale for Dong Yong), mentions a man in Xinyu (in Jiangxi Province) discovering "six or seven young maidens in a field, all wearing wonderful feather garments". He marries one of the girls after stealing her ...
Answer: Since Amaterasu is the sun deity, she had the appearance of the sun-disc. Another tradition says: When Amaterasu retired into the Rock-Cave of Heaven after her descent from Heaven (sic), she took on the appearance of a dragon-fox (shinko). Uniquely among all animals, the dragon-fox is a kami that emits light from its body; this is the ...