Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Myths Part 3


*Sogblen
In Hua mythology, Sogblen is a god who mediates between priests and Sodza. He carries the priests prayers to Sodza and brings back promises of good crops.
*Sogbo
In Fon mythology, Sogbo is the god of thunder, lightning and fire.
*Sol
Sol was the Roman name for the Greek god Helios.
*Somnus
Somnus was an alternative name for the Greek and Roman god Hypnos.
*Sousson-Pannan
In Voodoo, Sousson-Pannan is an ugly loa covered in sores. He is totaly evil and drinks spirits and blood.
*Sphinx
The Sphinx is a monster which appears in both Greek and Eyptian mythology. Both sphinx have the body of a lion and the head of a woman. The Greek sphinx has wings, the Egyptian does not. In Greek mythology, the Sphinx posed a riddle to all who seeked to pass. This riddle was at last explained by Edipus, where upon the Sphinx destroyed itself. The Egyptian Sphinx was a goddess of wisdom and knowledge.
*Stheino
Stheino was one of the gorgons.
*Strophius
In Greek mythology, Strophius was King of Phocis.
*Styx
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Styx was the principal river in the underworld. Styx was the name of a nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She dwelt at the entrance to Hades in a lofty grotto which was supported by silver columns. Styx took her children to help Zeus in the fight against the Titans.
*Suada
Suada is an alternative name for Pitho.
*Succubus
In folk-lore, Succubus were female spirits who seduced men and had intercourse with them whilst they slept.
*Sulis
In Celtic mythology, Sulis was a goddess of prophesy, inspiration, wisdom and death. She who is bountiful, as is a sow of piglets.
*Surtr
In Norse mythology, Surtr was a giant who lived in the extreme south, and whose flaming sword guarded the bounds of Muspelheim.
*Sussistanako
In Pueblo mythology, Sussistanako (Thinking-Woman) is a goddess of creation. A spider woman and a spirit and power of intelligence. She who thinks into being.
*Sutalidihi
In Cherokee mythology, Sutalidihi is the sun-spirit.
*Sylphs
The Sylphs are elementals evolved in the realm of Air.
*Syn
In Norse mythology, Syn was a goddess invoked by defendents at a trial. She was an attendant of Frigg, guarding the door of Frigg's palace.
*Sypave
In Guarani mythology, Sypave was the first woman, the mother of the whole human race and the wife of Rupave.
*Tahit
In Tlingit mythology, Tahit is the god of fate.
*Taio
In Lakalai mythology, Taio is the moon goddess.
*Taisch
Taisch was the Gaelic name given to "second sight", the involuntary ability of seeing the future or distant events. It originated in the Scottish highlands.
*Takuskanskan
In Dakota mythology, Takuskanskan is the wind-spirit and trickster.
*Talaus
In Greek mythology, Talaus was King of Argos. He was the son of Nias and Pero. Talaus sailed with the Argonauts.
*Talos
In Greek mythology, Talos was a bronze man given to Europa by Zeus to guard Crete. He would clutch people to his breast and jump into a fire so that they were burnt alive.
*Tammuz
In Sumerian mythology, Tammuz was a god of agriculture. He died in midsummer, and was brought back from the underworld by his lover Ishtar.
*Tantalus
In Greek mythology, Tantalus was a son of Zeus. He was king of Phrygia, Lydia. He was admitted to the table of the gods, but displeased them and was punished by being put in a lake such that he just couldn't reach the water with his lips, and being tempted by fruit above him which again was just out of reach.
*Taranis
In Druid mythology, Taranis is the god of the wheel, associated with forces of change.
*Tartarus
In Greek mythology, Tartarus was the part of Hades where the wicked were punished.
*Tau
In Guarani mythology, Tau is the spirit of evil.
*Taxet
In Haida mythology, Taxet is a sky-god who receives the souls of those who die by violence.
*Tcolawitze
In Hopi mythology, Tcolawitze is the fire-spirit.
*Teju-Jagua
In Guarani mythology, Teju-Jagua was a great lizard with seven dog heads. He was master of the caves and protector of the fruits.
*Telepylos
Telepylos was the capital city of the Laestrygones.
*Telesphorus
Telesphorus was the god of that which sustains the convalescent. He is depicted with Aesculapius and Hygea.
*Tenondete
#Tupa
*Teoyaomqui
In Aztec mythology, Teoyaomqui is the god of dead warriors.
*Terminus
Terminus was the Greek and Roman god of boundaries.
*Terpsichore
Terpsichore was the muse of dancing.
*Tet
The Tet was an ancient Egyptian amulet representing the tree trunk in which the goddess Isis concealed the body of her dead husband.
*Tethys
Tethys was a Titan woman.
*Teucer
There are two descriptions for Teucer, both refer to Greek mythology. The first is that Teucer was the first King of Troy. He was a son of the river god Scamander and Idaea. The second that Teucer was son of Telamon and Hesione and the best archer in the Greek army in the Trojan War. He would have shot Hector if Zeus had not broken his sbowstring.
*Thalia
Thalia was the muse of comedy and burlesque.
*Thanatos
Thanatos was the ancient Greek god of death and of pain.
*Themis
In Greek mythology, Themis was a daughter of Uranus and Gaea. She was the Greek goddess of human rights.
*Theseus
In Greek mythology, Theseus was a son of Aegeus and Aethra. He was king of Athens. Stories about him include his slaying of the Minotaur.
*Thiassi
In Norse mythology, Thiassi was a giant who slay Thor and cast his eyes up into heaven where they shone thereafter as stars.
*Thor
In Norse mythology, Thor was the son of Odin, husband of Sif, and a member of the Aesir, he was the god of thunder and the main enemy of the giants, smashing their heads with his mighty hammer Mjollnir which to wield he needed iron gloves and a belt of strength. Mjollnir would return to Thor's hand after being thrown and was symbolic of lightning. Thor rode around middle-earth in his wagon which was drawn by two goats. He lived at Thruthheim in his hall, Bilskinir. He was foremost of the gods to the common man, who would call on him to ensure fertility, and widely worshiped. Hammer shaped amulets, a symbol of Thor because it was his weapon, were worn about the neck well into the christianization of Scandinavia.
*Thoth
Thoth was the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom. He was a lover of Nut, and playing draughts with the moon won from her a seventy second part of every day which he compounded into five days which he added to the original Egyptian calendar of 360 days.
*Thrud
In Norse mythology, Thrud was a daughter of Thor. The dwarf Alvis wanted to marry her but Thor tricked him into being above ground when the sun came up thus turning him into stone.
*Thyrsus
A thyrsus was a wand wreathed with ivy leaves, and topped with a pine-cone carried by the Ancient Greeks as a symbol of Bacchus.
*Ti Jean Quinto
In Voodoo, Ti_Jean_Quinto is an insolent loa in policeman form who lives under bridges.
*Tiamat
In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is the salt water Ocean. In the beginning there was only Apsu and Tiamat.
*Titan
In Greek mythology, the Titans were the 12 sons of Ge and Uranus.
*Titanomachia
Titanomachia was the 10 year war waged in Thessaly by Zeus and the Olympian gods against Cronos and the Titans led by Atlas. The war deposed the Titans.
*Titans
#Titan
*Tithonus
In Greek mythology, Tithonus was a son or brother of Laomedon the king of Troy. He was made immortal by by Zeus at the request of Eos who loved him.
*Tlaloc
In Aztec mythology, Tlaloc is the great rain and fertility god. He lived at Tlalocan with the corn goddesses.
*Tlalocan
In Aztec mythology, Tlalocan was the paradise of Tlaloc. It was where the souls of those killed by lightning, dropsy, skin diseases and those sacrificed to Tlaloc went.
*Tlazolteotl
In Aztec mythology, Tlazolteotl was the goddess of licentiousness.
*Tonacatecuhtli
In Aztec mythology, Tonacatecuhtli was the creator and provider of food.
*Tonatiuh
In Aztec mythology, Tonatiuh was a sun-god, the eagle and heavenly warrior.
*Triton
Triton was a Herald of Neptune. In Greek mythology the Tritons were sea-gods with the upper half of a human and the lower part of the body that of a fish. They carried a trumpet which the blew to soothe the waves at the command of Poseidon.
*Troll
In Icelandic mythology, Trolls were a race of giants. They appear in various Northern mythologies. In Norse mythology Trolls are represented as a type of goblin.
*Tros
Tros was the grandson of Dardanus and the father of Ilus. He gave his name to the city of Troy.
*Tule
In Zande mythology, Tule is the Spider god who brought from heaven the seeds of all the plants on earth which he scattered in all the countries.
*Tume Arandu
In Guarani mythology, Tume Arandu was one of the three sons of Rupave and Sypave. He was the great wiseman, the great Guarani prophet, father of wisdom, inspired by heaven.
*Tupa
In Guarani mythology, Tupa (Tupave, Tenondete) is the supreme god. His home is Kuarahy, the sun, the focus of light, the origin of the world. Together with Arasy he created the universe and the first human couple (Rupave and Sypave).
*Tupave
#Tupa
*Tyche
Tyche was the Greek goddess of luck.
*Tydeus
Tydeus was the son of Oeonus and Calydon. After commiting a murder whilst a youth he fled to the court of Adrastus.
*Tyndareus
Tyndareus was the king of Sparta. He was deposed by his brother Hippocoon, and reinstated by Hercules.
*Typhon
In Greek mythology, Typhon was the father of destructive and fierce winds. He is dereived from the Egyptian Set or Seth.
*Tyr
In Norse mythology, Tyr was the god of war and athletic sports. Tyr had one hand bitten off by the wolf Fenris, after he put it in the wolve's mouth as a pledge of security when the wolf allowed himself to be bound in a net until the judgement day.
*Ubasti
In Egyptian mythology, Ubasti was the goddess of the kindly sun, merriment, mental-health, music and dance. The guardian of pregnant women.
*Uke-Mochi-No-Kami
In Japanese mythology, Uke-Mochi-No-Kami is the goddess of fertility and nourishment. The provider, through death, of life sustaining substances.
*Ulala
In Haida mythology, Ulala was a man-eating ogress.
*Ulle
In Norse mythology, Ulle (Ull) is the god of the chase, archery and hunting. His weapon was a longbow made out of Yew and he lived in Ydal. He was called upon for help in duels. He was the son of Thor and Sif
*Ulysses
Ulysses was the Roman name for Odysseus.
*Una-Kuagsak
In Inuit mythology, Una-Kuagsak is the one-eyed Queen goddess of the Arctic Ocean. Mistress of life and death. The mother of sea-mammals.
*Undines
The Undines are elementals evolved in the realm of Water.
*Unicorn
The unicorn is a mythical horse with a straight horn projecting from the forehead.
*Urania
Urania was the muse of astronomy.
*Uranus
In Greek mythology, Uranus was a son of Gaea. He later married Gaea.
*Urd
In Norse mythology, Urd was the Norn of the past.
*Urmya
In Hindu and Vedic mythology, Urmya is a goddess of night and the celestial order. Protectress of sleep and she who guards against thieves.
*Usukun
In Lacandones mythology, Usukun is a troglodyte who rules earthquakes.
*Uta
In Maori mythology, Uta is a hero and the husband of Houmea.
*Utchat
The Utchat, or amulet of the eye of Horus was a common amulet in ancient Egypt. Traditionally there were two variations, one facing right and the other left, together representing the two eyes of Horus or Ra and Osiris. The Utchat was generally worn around the neck with the intention of deriving strength, vigour, protection, safety and good health from it.
*Utchat
The Utchat was an amulet representing the eye of Horus and used in ancient Egypt. According to the book of the dead, the amulet should be made of lapis-lazuli or mak stone. However, these amulets have been found made of almost every conceivable material.
*Uttu
In Sumerian mythology, Uttu was the daughter of Enki and Ninkurra. Her mother warned her to avoid the advances of her father Enki. When Enki made advances on her she demanded cucumbers, apples and grapes as a gift. Enki supplied the fruits and as a result of their union eight plants spring forth. Enki ate the plants and was cursed by Uttu, subsequently becoming ill in eight different parts of his body.
*Utu
In Sumerian mythology, Utu was the sun god. He was the son of Nanna and Ningal.
*Vac
In Hindu and Vedic mythology, Vac is the goddess of language, writing and writing-systems. She is the matron of mental endeavours and the source of voice.
*Vajravarahi
In Hindu mythology, Vajravarahi (Strength-of-the-Sow) is the goddess of wisdom through experience who drives away evil spirits such as depression.
*Valhalla
In Norse mythology valhalla is the paradise where the souls of dead warriors go to.
*Vali
In Norse mythology, Vali was the youngest of Odin's sons. His mother was the giantess Rind and he was born for the express purpose of avenging Balder's death - since the gods could not kill one of their own. When he was only one night old, he killed Hodur. He will be one of the seven Aesir to survive the ragnarok.
*Vampire
In Slav mythology, a Vampire is an undead corpse which lives by drinking the blood of the living.
*Var
In Norse mythology, Var is a goddess who punishes those who do not keep their marriage vows.
*Varuna
In Hindu mythology, Varuna is a thousand-eyed god who sees all that happens in the world.
*Varuni
In Hindu and Vedic mythology, Varuni was originally the waters of origin, she became the goddess of golden liquor, wine and intoxication.
*Vayu
In Hindu mythology, Vayu is the god of the winds.
*Ve
In Norse mythology, Ve was a son of Bor and Bestla. Ve Killed the giant Ymir and created the world out of its carcass along with his brothers. He gave the first humans feeling, appearance, and speech.
*Venus
Venus was the Roman name for the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
*Verdandi
In Norse mythology, Verdandi was the Norn of the present.
*Vertumnus
Vertumnus was a Roman god of garden fruits and seasons. He was the husband of Pomona.
*Vesta
#Hestia
*Vete-Ema
In Finnish mythology, Vete-Ema is the goddess of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and streams, the spirit of water and Queen of aquatic life.
*Victoria
Victoria is an alternative name for Nike.
*Vidar
In Norse mythology, Vidar was a son of Odin and Grid, and had a twin brother named Vali. He dwelled in Vidi and was one of the strongest of the gods and was considered a god of vengance. It was said that in the ragnarok he would avenge his father by killing Fenris. He is one of the Aesir who will survive the final battle.
*Vili
In Norse mythology, Vili was a son of Bor and Bestla and a brother of Odin and Ve. Together with Odin and Ve, he killed the giant Ymir, created the cosmos out of Ymir's carcass and made the first man and woman. He gave the humans thought and motion.
*Ville au Camp
In Voodoo, Ville au Camp is the underwater capital of the loas.
*Vingulf
In Norse mythology, Vingulf was the mansion in Asgard where the godesses lived.
*Visahari
In Hindu mythology, Visahari is a shape-shifting goddess of earth, uberty and the underworld. She is the controller of snakes and the spirit of mind.
*Vithar
In Norse mythology, Vithar was the god second in strength to Thor, and who would kill the wolf Fenris by wrentching the wolve's jaws asunder.
*Vjofn
#Sjofn
*Vor
In Norse mythology Vor was a goddess of marriage and contracts from whom nothing could be hidden because shewas so wise.
*Vortumna
In Roman mythology, Vortumna was an oracular goddess of the year and destiny. The matron of gardeners and she who urges reproduction.
*Vritra
In Hindu mythology, Vritra is the snake of darkness. Enemy of Indra.
*Vulcan
Vulcan was the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaestus.
*Wakinyan
In Dakota mythology, Wakinyan is the thunder-spirit.
*Wakonda
In Sioux mythology, Wakonda is the Great Spirit.
*Walpurgisnacht
Walpurgisnacht is the German festival celebrated on May the 1st. It is the time when the witches of Central Europe rendezvous in the Harz Mountains, circling around the bare peak of the Brocken plotting evil. The festival is named after Saint_Walburga.
*Woden
Woden was the Anglo-Saxon form of the name of the god called Odin by the Norse.
*Xilonen
In Aztec mythology, Xilonen was the goddess of young maize. She was a wife of Tezcatlipoca.
*Xipe Totec
In Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec was the god of seedtime.
*Xochipilli
In Aztec mythology, Xochipilli was the god of feasting and young maize.
*Xuthus
In Greek mythology, Xuthus was a son of Helen by the nymph Orseis. He was King of Peloponnesus and the husband of Creusa. After the death of his father, Xuthus was expelled from Thessaly by his brothers and went to Athens, where he married the daughter of Erechtheus.
*Yacatecuhtli
In Aztec mythology, Yacatecuhtli was the god of merchant adventurers.
*Yagis
In Kwakiutl mythology, Yagis is a sea monster that overturns canoes and eats their crews.
*Yarikh
In Canaanite mythology, Yarikh was the moon god.
*Yaxche
In Maya mythology, Yaxche is the tree of heaven under which good souls rejoice.
*Ymir
In Norse mythology Ymir is a giant. In the beginning there was just Ymir and Ginnunggap. Ymir was slain by Odin, Vili and Ve and out of his blood they made the sea, out of his flesh the earth and out of his bones the rocks and out of his skull the cavity of heaven.
*Yum Kaax
In Maya mythology, Yum Kaax is the maize god.
*Zagreus
Zagreus was a son of Zeus. He was torn apart and eaten by Titans apart from his heart which Athene saved. He is sometimes identified with Dionysus.
*Zelus
In Greek mythology, Zelus was son of the Titan Pallas and Styx. He was a constant companion of Zeus and personified zeal.
*Zethus
In Greek mythology, Zethus was a son of Zeus and Antiope and twin brother of Amphion.
*Zeus
Zeus was the third king of the Greek gods. He had his throne on mount Olympus. He was a son of Cronus.
*Zeuxippe
In Greek mythology, Zeuxippe was the daughter of Eridanus and the wife of Pandion.
*Zobops
In Voodoo, the zobops are an order of male sorcerers.
*Zombie
In Voodoo, a zombie is the spirit of a person killed by a sorcerer and resurected by evil houngans.
*Zu
In Babylonian mythology, Zu is an evil lesser-god who steals the tablets of destiny from Enlil while he was washing, and flies away to his mountain. He was killed by Lugalbanda who was sent by the gods to retrieve the tables of destiny.

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