Guide to the Gods 1.0
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Goibniu
(Irish Goibhniu; Welsh Govannon)
Celtic smith god. In Irish myth, Goibhniu, together with Credne and Luchtainel, manufactured the arms which the Tuatha De Danann used in defeating the Fomors.
Gollveig
Norse seeress of Vanir.
Gong Gong
Chinese devil.
Gorgons
Greek female monster figures. Homer spoke of only one Gorgon. In Hesiod, however, there were three Gorgons: Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa -- the daughters of Phorkys and Ceto. They were winged, had hair consisting of snakes, and were depicted with large teeth and protruding tongues. Any mortal who looked upon would be turned to stone. Representations of their heads were used to ward off evil in Greek temples. Stheno and Euryale were immortal. Medusa, however, was mortal, and she was eventually killed by Perseus. Medusa's head was subsequently affixed to the Aegis, Athena's famous goatskin shield.
Gou
God of Benin. See Gu.
Gou Mang and Ru Shou
Messengers of the Chinese sky-god.
Govannon
(Gofannon)
Welsh equivalent to the Irish smith god, Goibhniu. He was the son of Don, and the brother of Amathaon and Gwydion. It was Govannon who slew the sea god Dylan.
Gozu-Tenno
Japanese god of plague.
Graces
Greek Charites (qv). The Romans referred to them as the Gratiae, which differ little from the Charites.
Graii
(Graeae)
Greek grey goddesses who guarded the cavern of the Gorgons. Daughters of Phorkys and Ceto. Their names were Deino, Enyo and Pephredo. They were depicted as old hags who had one eye and one tooth among them, which they shared. Perseus stole both the eye and the tooth on his mission to kill the Gorgon Medusa.
Grama-devata
Rural Indian "village deities".
Grandfather
Deity of Brazilian Cariri.
Grannus
Continental Celtic god of healing, associated with mineral springs.
Gratiae
Roman name for the Graces. See Charites.
Great Mother of the Gods
Oriental-Greek-Roman deity = Cybele.
Great Rainbow Snake
Australian totemic deity of the Dreamtime.
Grimnir
Name adopted by Odin in disguise.
Gu
(Gou)
God of war and smiths of the Fon in West Africa.
Gua
Thunder-god of Ga tribe of West Africa.
Gualicho
Evil spirit of Patagonians.
Guan Di
(Kuan Ti)
Chinese god of war and fortune-telling.
Guan Yin
Chinese female bodhisattva.
Guaracy
Tupi-Guarani (Brazil) sun god, and creator of all the animals on earth.
Guayarakunny
Patagonian lord of the dead.
Gucumatz
Quiche Maya serpent god who gave humanity agriculture and civilization.
Gudanna
Babylonian 'bull of heaven'.
Guecubu
(Guecufu)
A malicious deity of the Araucanian people of Chile. He is said to be responsible for all the misfortunes of humanity.
Guhyasamaja
Tantric protective deity.
Guinechen
(Guinemapun)
Supreme deity of the Araucanian people of Chile.
Gui Xian
Chinese demonic beings.
Gula
Sumerian goddess of healing, also name for the Earth Mother goddess. Wife of Enurta.
Gullveig
"Goldbranch". Norse sorceress, one of the Vanir.
Gul-ses
Hittite goddess.
Gulu
Buganda king of heaven.
Gunab
Hottentot god of evil.
Gunnlod
Norse daughter of giant Suttung.
Guruhi
Evil god of Gambia.
Gurzil
Bull-god of Tripolitania.
Guta
Hungarian demonic being.
Gwalu (C'balu)
Yoruba rain god.
Gwenn Teir Bronn
Celtic goddess of motherhood.
Gwydion
(Gwydyon)
Welsh warrior/bardic/magician god. He was the son of Don and Beli, and father of Lleu and Dylan by his sister Arianrhod.
Gymir
Norse father of Gerd, possible ruler of underworld.
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