Guide to the Gods 1.0
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Ta'aroa
(Tangaloa, Tangaroa)
Polynesian creator god.
Taautos
Phoenician precursor of the Egyptian god Thoth.
Tabiti
Scythian goddes of fire and queen of the animals.
Tagaro
Polynesian primordial being and creator.
Tages
Etruscan deity who brought skills of divination and augury to the people.
Tagtug
Early Sumerian culture hero, later raised to the status of a god.
Tahiti Tokerau
Tahitian goddess who was abducted by Puna. She was rescued by her son Rata, who killed Puna.
T'ai I
Chinese high god of Han dynasty.
Taikomol
Creator of Yuki of California.
Tailtiu
Celtic goddess of the earth.
Taiowa
Hopi great creator.
Tai-sui-xing
Chinese god of time.
Tai-yi
Taoist sky-god.
T'ai Yueh Ta Ti
(Tung-Yueh-Ta-Ti, T'ai-Yo Ta-Ti)
Chinese: "Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak".
Takamimusubi
(Taka-mi-masubi)
Japanese progenitor god of the royal family.
Take
'Root-of-all-existence'.
Takemikadzuchi
Japanese thunder god.
Take-Mi-Musubi
Japanese companion and adviser to the sun goddess Amaterasu.
Taki-Tsu-Hiko
Japanese god of rain.
Ta'lab
Sabaean moon-god.
Tamagostad
Chief god of the Niquiran (Nicaragua).
Tamesis
Celtic goddess of fresh waters. Her name survives in the English River Thames and in Tamise, a French name for the Scheldt.
Tammuz
(Thammuz)
Babylonian god, counterpart of the Sumerian Dumuzi (qv). He was the brother of Belili, and the husband of Ishtar.
Tamon
See Bishamon.
Tane
(Hawaiian Kane)
Polynesian god of the forests and trees.
Tanen
(Tathenen)
Egyptian: Ptah in the aspect of an earth god.
Tangaloa
Samoan creator.
Tangaroa
(Tangaloa, Ta'aroa)
Great Polynesian creator god of the sea.
Tanit
(Tanith, Tinnit, Tinit, Tint)
Chief goddess of Carthage. Consort of Baal Hammon. She was a mother goddess, but also had associations with the heavens and fertility. Her cult was initially secondary to the of Baal Hammon, but seems to have eclipsed him later on. The Romans accused the Carthaginians of sacrificing children to both Tanit and Baal Hammon, and this appears to be born out by the archaeological evidence.
Tano
Ashanti river god of Togo and Ghana.
Taonoui
Goddess of the Polynesian Society Islanders. She was the mother of the stars by the god Roua. Her son was Fati.
Ta Pedn
God of Semang negritos in Malaysia.
Tapio
East Finnish forest spirit, forest god.
Tara
(Taraka)
Hindu (Vedic) goddess, wife of Brihaspati. She was abducted by the moon god Soma, which led to a war between the gods and the Asuras. Brahma brought Tara back, bringing an end to the war.
Taranis
(Taran)
"Thunder". Gallic thunder god. He was equated by the Romans with Jupiter. He is symbolized by a spoked wheel.
Tarhunt
(Tarhund, Tarhun, Hattic Taru, Hurrian Teshub)
Hurrian weather god. He is generally equated with the Hittite weather god Teshub.
Tarquiup Inua
Eskimo moon spirit.
Taru
Hattic weather god. He is equated with the Hittite weather god Teshub. He was the father of Telepinu.
Tarvos Trigaranos
(Taruos Trigaranus)
Gallic bull god. He is known chiefly from a monument on the Seine near Paris honouring Tarvos along with Esus, Vulcan, and Jupiter.
Tasenetnofret
Egyptian goddess. Consort of Horus as Haroeris.
Tashmetu
(Tasmetu, Tashmetum)
Babylonian goddess; wife of the god of wisdom Nabu. She helped him invent writing.
Tashmishu
(Tasmisu)
Hittite and Hurrian god. He was the brother and assistant of the weather god Teshub.
Tate
Wind god of the North American Sioux.
Tatenen
(Tathen, Tanen, Tenen, Ten)
"Exalted Earth". Primordial Egyptian god who personified the fertile silt of the Nile. Originally an independent god at Memphis, he came to be syncretized with Ptah in his aspect as a creator god. In this form he took on an androgynous form and was given the epithet 'father of the gods'. He was usually depicted in human form with ram's horns and wearing a feathered crown. As a vegetation god, he could be portrayed with green skin.
Tatsuta-hime
Japanese goddess of autumn.
Tawa
Sun spirit of the North American Pueblo.
Taweret
(Taueret, Taurt, Apet, Opet; Greek Thoueris, Thoeris, Toeris)
"The Great One". Egyptian hippopotamus goddess and protective deity of childbirth. She was depicted with the head of a hippopotamus, the legs and arms of a lion, the tail of a crocodile, human breasts, and a swollen belly. This appearance was meant to frighten off any spirits that might be harmful to the child. She was often depicted holding the Sa amulet symbolizing protection. As a protective deity of childbirth she was often depicted in the company of the dwarf god Bes, who had a similar function. Taweret was most popular among ordinary Egyptians as a protectress. Pregnant women commonly wore amulets bearing the goddess's image.
Tawhaki
Polynesian god of thunder and lightning, Maori hero.
Tawhiri
Polynesian god of storms and winds.
Tawiscara
God of the Iroquois and Hurons.
Tawiskaron
Evil spirit of the Mohawk, Huron and Onondoga.
Tecciztecatl
(Tecuciztecal)
Aztec moon god.
Tefnut
(Tefnet, Tefenet, Greek Tphenis)
Primeval Egyptian goddess personifying moisture, particularly in the forms of dew, rain and mist. According to the Heolopolitan cosmology, she was the daughter of Atum (sun), the sister and wife of Shu (air), and the mother of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). Tefnut could take on the role of the 'eye of Re' (Re being another form of her sun god father), in which case she was depicted as a lioness or in human form with the head of a lioness. She could also be depicted as a snake coiled about a scepter. In the Pyramid Texts she was said to create pure water from her vagina. Her principal sanctuary was at Heliopolis. Tefnut and Shu were also worshipped as a pair of lions at Leontopolis in the Nile delta.
Teharonhiawagon
The good god of the Mohawk and Onondoga.
Teisiphone
(Tisiphone)
One of the Erinyes, the Greek avenging goddesses. Daughter of Gaia, impregnated with the blood of the castrated Ouranos. Her sisters and fellow Erinyes were Megaira and Alekto.
Tejeto
Fire-bringer god of Caingang of Brazil.
Tekkeitsertok
Eskimo god of the earth.
Telchines
Greek demon workers in metal.
Telipinu
(Telepinu)
Hittite vegetation god.
Teljavelik
Lithuanian heavenly smith.
Tellus
(Terra Mater)
"Earth". Roman earth goddess. Also a goddes of corn (wheat) and of the dead (who return to her). Believed to date back a very primitive period in Roman religion. Later equated with the Greco- Phrygian mother goddess Cybele. Her temple was constructed on the Esquiline Hill in Rome circa 268 BC. She had two festivals, the Fordicidia on April 15 and the Sementivae on December 13.
Telyaveli
Lithuanian smith god.
Temaukel
God of Ona of Argentina.
Temmangu
See Tenjin.
Tempestas
Roman goddess of storms.
Tenenit
Egyptian goddess of beer.
Tengri
Turkish/Mongol heavenly beings.
Ten-gu
(Tengu)
Japanese mountain and forest spirits.
Tenjin
(Temmangu)
Japanese god of learning and calligraphy.
Tennin
(Tennyo)
Buddhist angels.
Teoyaomiqui
Aztec god of dead and warriors.
Tepeu
Quiche creator-god.
Tepeyollotl
Aztec earth and cave god, god of earthquakes.
Terah
Ancient Semitic moon god.
Terminus
"Boundary Stone". Roman god of boundaries and border markers. There was believed to be a curse placed on anyone who removed a boundary stone. His festival, the Terminalia, was observed on February 23, the end of the old Roman year.
Terpsichore
Greek Muse of dancing. Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. She was depicted with a lyre. According to some traditions, she was also the mother of the Sirens by the river god Acheloos.
Terra Mater
See Tellus.
Tesheba
Urartu weather god.
Teshub
(Tesub, Tesup)
Hittite weather god. Hiss attributes are the double-headed axe and a cluster of lightning bolts.
Teteoinnan
Aztec mother of the gods.
Tethra
In Irish myth, the Fomorii sea god and god of the otherworld.
Tethys
Greek demi-goddess of the sea. One of the Titans. Daughter of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth). Consort of Okeanos. Mother of the Okeanides.
Teutates
A Gallic war god whose name may mean "God of the People". The Gallic word touta means 'people' or 'tribe' (similar to the Irish tuath).
Tezcatlipoca
"Smoking Mirror". The chief god of the Aztec pantheon, god of night and all material things. He is also the patron deity of warriors. He presided over the first of the five Aztec world ages.
Thab-lha
Tibetan Bon hearth god.
Thalia
(Thaleia)
Greek Muse of comedy. Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Hesiod also made her one of the three Charites (Graces), although this may have been a separate individual. As the Muse of comedy, her attributes were the comic mask and a shepherd's staff.
Thallo
One of the Athenian Horai (Seasons). Thallo was associated with the spring. Daughter of Zeus and Themis. Her sister was Karpo (autumn).
Thalna
Etruscan goddess of childbirth. She is often shown in the company of the sky god Tin, who is presumably her consort.
Thammuz
See Tammuz.
Thanatos
Greek god of death. More usually Thanatos was merely the abstract principle of death. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Nyx (night) and had no father. Twin brother of Hypnos (sleep).
Theandros
(Theandrios)
Pre-Islamic god of north Arabia.
Theia
(Thea, Euryphaessa)
Minor Greek goddess. One of the Titans. Daughter of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth). Consort of her brother Hyperion. Mother of Helios (sun), Eos (dawn) and Selene (moon).
Themis
Greek goddess of justice and order. One of the Titans. Daughter of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth). She was the second consort of Zeus, after Metis. Mother of the Horai (Seasons) and the Moirai (Fates). She had oracular powers, and was said to have started the oracle at Delphi, which she later gave to Apollo. Her cult was popular throughout Greece, and she shared a temple at Rhamnus in Attica with the goddess Nemesis. She was often represented holding a pair of scales.
Thesan
Etruscan goddess of the dawn.
Theseus
Athenian cult figure.
Thetis
Minor Greek goddess or nymph. Daughter of the sea god Nereus. Wife of the mortal Peleus. Mother of Achilles. Thetis attempted to make Achilles invulnerable by dipping him in the waters of the river Styx. It was at her wedding that the goddess Eris rolled the Golden Apple that began the dispute among the gods which eventually led to the Trojan War, in which Achilles died. She lived in the ocean depths attended by a retinue of Nereids.
Thialfi
Norse servant of Thor.
Thiassi
(Thjazi)
Nordic giant.
Thomagata
Chibcha (Columbia) god of thunder.
Thor
(Donar, Thunor)
Norse god of war and of the sky. His mother is usually given as the earth goddess Jord, but alternatively he is said to be the son of Fjorgynn or Hlodyn. His wife is Sif. His most famous attribute was his hammer Mjollnir, which causes thunder when struck and lightning when thrown. In Scandinavia, Germany, and English- speaking countries he gave his name to the fourth day of the week, known in English as Thursday.
Thorgerd Holgabrud
Guardian-goddess of northern Norway.
Thoth
(Thot, Thout; Egyptian Djhowtey, Djehuti, Tehuti, Zehuti)
Egyptian moon god. Over time, he developed as a god of wisdom, and came to be associated with magic, music, medicine, astronomy, geometry, surveying, drawing and writing. Thoth was generally depicted in human form with the head of an ibis, wearing a crown consisting of a crescent moon topped by a moon disk. He could also be depicted wholly as an ibis or a baboon. Both the ibis and the baboon were sacred to him. His principal sanctuary was at Hermopolis (Khmunu) in the Nile delta region.
Thoth served as an arbiter among the gods. In the Osirian legend, he protected Isis during her pregnancy and healed her son Horus when Seth tore out his left eye. Thoth was later identified with the Greek god Hermes in the form of Hermes Trismegistos ("Hermes the thrice great"), in which form he remained popular in medieval magic and alchemy. Thoth was also a god of the underworld, where he served as a clerk who recorded the judgments on the souls of the dead. Alternatively, it was Thoth himself who weighed the hearts of the dead against the feather of Truth in the Hall of the Two Truths.
Thoume Kene Kimte Cacounche
Creator god of the Natchez people of North America. His creations were, in order: men, tobacco, and women.
Thu
Chinese god of the earth.
Th'uban
Islamic dragon-like demon.
Thunar
The Anglo-Saxon thunder god, roughly equivalent with the Norse god Thor.
Thunaupa
Persian culture-hero.
Thunder Bird
Amerindian god of thunder revered by most tribes and nations.
Thursir
Germanic giant demon.
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