Gods, Goddesses, Ghosts, Ghoulies,
Heroes, Villains and Things That Go Bump In The Night

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  1. Caaba. The shrine of Mecca, said by the Arabs to be built on the exact spot of the tabernacle let down from heaven at the prayer of repentant Adam. Adam had been a wanderer for 200 years, and here received pardon. The shrine was built, according to Arab tradition, by Ishmael, assisted by his father Abraham, who inserted in the walls a black stone presented to him by the angel Gabriel.
  2. Caacrinolaas. Grand President of Hell, a god with the wings of a griffon. He inspires knowledge of the liberal arts and incites homicide.
  3. Cabaguil, God who helped create the world and mortals. Mayan
  4. Cabeiri, mystic divinities who occur in various parts of the ancient world. The obscurity that hangs over them, and the contradictions respecting them in the accounts of the ancients themselves, have opened a wide field for speculation to modern writers on mythology, each of whom has been tempted to propound a theory of his own. Greek
  5. Caca, a sister of Cacus, who, according to some accounts, betrayed the place where the cattle were concealed which Cacus had stolen from Hercules or Recaranus. She was rewarded for it with divine honours, which she was to enjoy for ever. Greek
  6. Cacodaemons. Minor deities, one of whom it was believed was attached to each mortal from his birth as a constant companion and acting as a sort of messenger between the gods and men.
  7. Cacus, a pre-Roman god of fire, who gradually became a fire-breathing demon. Cacus lived in a cave in the Aventine Hill from where he terrorized the countryside. When Heracles returned with the cattle of Geryon, he passed Cacus' cave and lay down to sleep in the vicinity.
  8. Cacus, a fabulous Italian shepherd, brother of Caca, who was believed to have lived in a cave, and to have committed various kinds of robberies. Among others, he also stole a part of the cattle of Hercules or Recaranus and, as he dragged the animals into his cave by their tails, it was impossible to discover their traces. But when the remaining oxen passed by the cave, those within began to bellow, and were thus discovered. Greek
  9. Cadaamp. An angelic king, ruling in the North-North-West. Enochian
  10. Cadmilus, according to Acusilaus a son of Hephaestus and Cabeiro, and father of the Samothracian Cabeiri and the Cabeirian nymphs. Others consider Cadmilus himself as the fourth of the Samothracian Cabeiri. Greek
  11. Cadmus, a son of Agenor and Telephassa, and brother of Europa, Phoenix, and Cilix. When Europa was carried off by Zeus to Crete, Agenor sent out his sons in search of their sister, enjoining them not to return without her. Telephassa accompanied her sons. All researches being fruitless, Cadmus and Telephassa settled in Thrace. Here Telephassa died, and Cadmus, after burying her, went to Delphi to consult the oracle respecting his sister. Greek
  12. Caicus, two mythical personages, one a son of Oceanus and Tethys (Theogony of Hesiod 343), and the other a son of Hermes and Ocyrrhoe, who threw himself into the river Astraeus, henceforth called Caicus. Greek
  13. Caeculus, an ancient Italian hero of Praeneste. The account which Servius gives of him runs as follows: At Praeneste there were pontifices and indigetes as well as at Rome. There were however two brothers called indigetes who had a sister. Greek
  14. Caelestis, Goddess of the moon. Carthage
  15. Caer Ibormeith, a daughter of Sid Uamuin and Prince Ethal Anbuail of Connacht. Every alternate Samhain she would change into a swan, in which form she would remain for a year before becoming human again the following Samhain. Ireland
  16. Cagn Mantis. According to the Hottentots and the Bushman the supreme deity and creator of the world whose loves are ‘pleasing’ and it is especially attached to the moon, having made it out of one of its old shoes. Africa
  17. Caha-Paluma, "falling water," she was a woman created specifically to be the wife of Balam-Quitze. Mayan
  18. Caillech aka Cailleach, Goddess of winter and the goddess in her destroyer aspect. Ireland/Scotland/Manx
  19. Cairn Maiden, a beautiful, golden haired girl who slices off the heads of harvesters. Scotland
  20. Caligorant. An Egyptian giant and cannibal who used to entrap strangers with a hidden net. This net was made by Vulcan to catch Mars and Venus, Mercury stole it for the purpose of catching Chloris, and left it in the temple of Anubis; Caligorant stole it thence. At length Astolpho blew his magic horn, and the giant ran affrighted into his own net, which dragged him to the ground. Whereupon Astolpho made the giant his captive, and despoiled him of his net.
  21. Callisto, is sometimes called a daughter of Lycaon in Arcadia and sometimes of Nycteus or Ceteus, and sometimes also she is described as a nymph. (Apollodorus iii) She was a huntress, and a companion of Artemis. Greek
  22. Calpe. Calpë and Abyla. The two pillars of Hercules. According to one account, these two were originally only one mountain, which Hercules tore asunder; but some say he piled up each mountain separately, and poured the sea between them. Roman
  23. Calybe. Two mythical personages, one of whom was a nymph by whom Laomedon became the father of Bucolion, and the other a priestess of of Juno.
  24. Calyce, three mythical beings, the one a daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and mother of Endymion (Apollodorus i.); the second a daughter of Hecaton and mother of Cygnus by Poseidon and the third is mentioned by Apollodorus among the daughters of Danaus; but the whole passage is probably corrupt. Greek
  25. Calydon, a son of Aetolus and Pronoe, married to Aeolia, by whom he became the father of Epicaste and Protogeneia. He was regarded as the founder of the Aetolian town of Calydon. Greek
  26. Calydonius. A surname of Dionysus, whose image was carried from Calydon to Patrae and of Meleager, the hero in the Calydonian hunt.
  27. Calypso, under this name we find in Hesiod (Theogony 359) a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and in Apollodorus (Apollodorus i.) a daughter of Nereus, while the Homeric Calypso is described as a daughter of Atlas. This last Calypso was a nymph inhabiting the island of Ogygia, on the coast of which Odysseus was thrown when he was shipwrecked. Greek
  28. Cama. The God of love and marriage. Indian
  29. Cambalo's Ring. Given him by his sister Canace. It had the virtue of healing wounds.
  30. Campe, a monster which was appointed in Tartarus to guard the Cyclops. It was killed by Zeus when he wanted the assistance of the Cyclops against the Titans. Diodorus mentions a monster of the same name, which was slain by Dionysus, and which Nonnus identifies with the former. Greek
  31. Canace, a daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, whence she is called Aeolis, who had several children by Poseidon. Greek
  32. Caireen, Protective mother goddess and patron of children. Ireland
  33. Caishen, God of wealth. China
  34. Cakra, is thought to be a nexus of metaphysical and/or biophysical energy residing in the human body. The New Age movement, and to some degree the distinctly different New Thought movement, have also adopted and elaborated on this belief. Hindu
  35. Cakixia "water of parrots," she was a woman created specifically to be the wife of Iqi-Balam
  36. Cakresvari, Goddess of learning Jain
  37. Cakulha, A lightning god, an underling of Yaluk. His brother was Coyopa. Mayan
  38. Calliope, Muse of of poetry and eloquence. Greek
  39. Cally Berry, Maiden goddess who, whilst her husband grew old and grey, she remained young and beautiful. Ireland
  40. Calounger, Death goddess and/or Goddess of the sea Brazil
  41. Callirhoe, a daughter of Oceanus, who was the mother of Geryones and Echidna by Chrysaor. By Neilus she was the mother of Chione, and by Poseidon of Minyas. Greek
  42. Calva. A surname of Venus at Rome, which is derived by some from the verb calvere, to mock or annoy.
  43. Camenae, aka Casmenae, Carmenae Carmentis, prophetic nymphs. Two of the Camenae were Antevorta and Postvorta. The third was Carmenta or Carmentis, a prophetic and healing divinity. Roman
  44. Camaxtli aka Mixcoatl-Camaxtli, a god of hunting, war, fate and fire and one of the four creator gods, who made the Earth. He leads human sacrifices and warriors who have been slain in battle to the eastern sky, where they become stars. Aztec
  45. Camazotz. The cult of Camazotz worshipped an anthropomorphic monster with the body of a human, head of a bat. The bat was associated with night, death, and sacrifice. Mayan
  46. Campestres aka Matres Campestris, the Three Mothers, triple goddess of fertility and abundance usually depicted as holding bread and fruits and personifying the ancestor mothers of a family. Britain
  47. Camulos, 'the powerful one' God of war. Also worshipped in Germany. Britain
  48. Cambions, the offspring of incubus and succubus. Hebrew
  49. Camenae, goddesses of springs, wells and fountains, or water nymphs of Venus . They were wise, and sometimes gave prophecies of the future. There were four Camenae: Carmenta, Egeria, Antevorta, and Postvorta. Roman
  50. Camilla, of the Volsci was the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla. Driven from his throne, Metabus was chased into the wilderness by armed Volsci, his infant daughter in his hands. The river Amasenus blocked his path, and, fearing for the child's welfare, Metabus bound her to a spear. He promised Diana that Camilla would be her servant, a warrior virgin. He then safely threw her to the other side, and swam across to retrieve her. Roman
  51. Camulatz. A bird that ate the heads of the first men. Mayan
  52. Camulos, War God from the region of Colchester. Britain
  53. Candali, "woman with explosive anger and barely controllable." The sacred fire containing isoteric, exoteric and mystic energy released during Heat Yoga. Tibet
  54. Candamius, Astral god often conflated with Jupiter. Iberia
  55. Candavati, an aspect of the goddess Durga and one of the nine navadurgas. Hindu
  56. Candelifera, Goddess of childbirth and midwives who guides the child through the birth canal. Roman
  57. Candesvari aka Candika, a form of Durga or Gauri, the Consort of Siva; she is one of the astamatrka and the navadurga who destroyed her demonic offspring. Nepal
  58. Candi, demon-destroying form of the Hindu goddess Sakti. India
  59. Candika, a name of the Hindu goddess Durga, who inhabits the graveyard.
  60. Candit, the goddess of rivers and streams and the source of life. Sudan
  61. Candogra, Goddess, a distinctive form of Durga. Hindu
  62. Candra Kirana, an incarnation of Dewi Ratih, a goddess of love. Hindu
  63. Canens. A nymph, wife of Picus, King of the Laurentes. When Circe had changed Picus into a bird, Canens lamented him so greatly that she pined away. Greek
  64. Canethus two mythical personages, one a son of Lycaon, and the second the son of Atlas and father of Canthus in Euboea, from whom a mountain in Euboea near Chalcis derived its name.
  65. Cankilikkaruppan, His only claims upon the affection of the populace consisted in the prodigal magnificence displayed in the orgies in honour of his brother and himself. These appear to have transcended in fantastic splendour all previous exhibitions. Hindu
  66. Canola, Believed to be one of the oldest of the Ireland deities. Ireland
  67. Canopus. The Egyptian god of water. The Chaldeans worshipped fire, and sent all the other gods a challenge, which was accepted by a priest of Canopus. The Chaldeans lighted a vast fire round the god Canopus, when the Egyptian deity spouted out torrents of water and quenched the fire, thereby obtaining the triumph of water over fire.
  68. Candybus, a son of Deucalion, from whom Candyba, a town in Lycia, was believed to have received its name. Greek
  69. Canidia, a Neapolitan hetaira beloved by Horace but when she deserted him, he revenged himself upon her by holding her up to contempt as an old sorceress. Greek
  70. Canola, one of the oldest of the Irish deities, invented the harp from the sinews of a gutted whale. Ireland
  71. Cao Guo Jiu. One of the Chinese Ba Xian, he is also the patron saint of actors and actresses.
  72. Capricorn, “the centaur archer.” Capricornus is the tenth, or, strictly speaking, the eleventh sign of the zodiac. (Dec. 21—Jan. 20.) According to classic mythology, Capricorn was Pan, who, from fear of the great Typhon, changed himself into a goat, and was made by Jupiter one of the signs of the zodiac. Roman
  73. Carika, "the deceiver" Goddess of the repetitive chant. Buddhist
  74. Carike, goddess makes the waters flow. Bali
  75. Cariociecus, God of war. Also popular in Lusitania. Roman/Iberia
  76. Carlin, Goddess of winter and the spirit of the eve of Samhain (Halloween), the night the ghosts of the dead roamed the world of the living. Scotland
  77. Carmangr, a Cretan of Tarrha, father of Eubulus and Chrysothemis. Received and purified Apollo and Artemis, after they had slain the monster Python, and it was in the house of Carmanor that Apollo formed his connexion with the nymph Aeacallis. Greek
  78. Carme, a daughter of Eubulus, who became by Zeus the mother of Britomartis. Antoninus Liberalis describes her as a grand-daughter of Agenor, and daughter of Phoenix Greek
  79. Carna, a nymph who lived where Rome would eventually be. Janus fell in love with her and gave her power over door hinges and handles. As a goddess, she was known as Cardea.
  80. Carmen, generic mame for an oracle or prophecy. Roman
  81. Carmenta aka Carmentis, goddess of childbirth, prophecy, charms and spells. Her soothing words ease the pains of women in labour, heal the ills of childhood, foretell the futures of brides and that of their children. Roman
  82. Carna, a Roman goddess who presided over the heart and other organs.
  83. Carne, a magic swan from the Lohengrin myth. Celtic
  84. Carmentes, Roman goddess of fate or fortune, one of the Camenae. Also a goddess of childbirth,
  85. Carmilhan. The phantom ship on which the Kobold of the Baltic sits when he appears to doomed vessels.
  86. Carpathian Wizard Proteus who lived in the island of Carpathos, between Rhodes and Crete. He was a wizard and prophet, who could transform himself into any shape he pleased. He is represented as carrying a sort of crook in his hand. Carpathos, now called Scarpanto. Roman
  87. Carya. A Hamadryad nymph of the nut tree. Greek
  88. Caryatis ,a surname of Artemis, derived from the town of Caryae in Laconia. Greek
  89. Caspar A huntsman who sold himself to Zamiel, the Black Huntsman. The night before the expiration of his lease of life he bargained for three years' respite on condition of bringing Max into the power of the evil one. Zamiel replied, “To—morrow either he or you.” On the day appointed for the trial—shot, Caspar places himself in a tree. Max is told by the prince to aim at a dove. The dove flies to the tree where Caspar is concealed. Max shoots at the dove, but kills Caspar, and Zamiel comes to carry off his victim. German
  90. Cassotis, a Parnassian nymph, from whom was derived the name of the well Cassotis at Delphi, the water of which gave the priestess the power of prophecy. Greek
  91. Cassandra, also called Alexandra, was the fairest among the daughters of Priam and Hecabe. There are two points in her story which have furnished the ancient poets with ample materials to dilate upon. The first is her prophetic power, concerning which, we have the following traditions: Greek
  92. Castalia, nymph of the Castalian spring at the foot of mount Parnassus. She was regarded as a daughter of Achelous and was believed to have thrown herself into the well when pursued by Apollo. Greek
  93. Castaly. A fountain of Parnassus sacred to the Muses. Its waters had the power of inspiring with the gift of poetry those who drank of them. Greek
  94. Castalides, nymphs, by which the Muses are sometimes designated, as the Castalian spring was sacred to them. Greek
  95. Catillus, There are two Catilli in Roman legend: Catillus the Arcadian, son of Amphiaraus. Catillus, his son. Catillus the Arcadian and his sons Catillus, Tiburtus and Coras escaped the slaughter at Thebes and arrived at the Aniene Plateau. They drove away the Sicilians who lived there and founded a city named Tibur (now Tivoli) in honour of Tiburtius. Greek
  96. Caturmurti, Specific form of Vishnu, a personifications of weapons Hindu
  97. Cauri, a fly-whisk held by attendants of a god or royal person. Buddhist/Tibet
  98. Cavillaca, a virgin goddess who was impregnated by Coniraya who shaped his sperm into the likeness of a fruit which Cavillaca ate. Peru
  99. Ce Actal. An avatar of Mixcaotl, he represents the warrior's savagery in battle. Aztec
  100. Ceacht, Goddess of medicine Ireland
  101. Cebhfhionn. Goddess of inspiration who was usually found next to the legendary Well of Knowledge from which she filled an endless vessel. Ireland
  102. Ceiuci, Star goddess who created all animals. Brazil
  103. Cels, Earth Goddess, who makes the grain grow tall. Etruscan
  104. Cebren, a Greek river-god (an Oceanid), whose river was located near Troy. He was the son of Oceanus and Tethys and he was the father of Asterope, Hesperia, who are sometimes considered to be each other, and Oenone. The city Cebrene (also spelled Kebrene or Kevrin) was named for Cebren. Greek
  105. Cecrops, according to Apollodorus the first king of Attica, which derived from him its name Cecropia, having previously borne the name of Acte. He is described as an autochthon, the upper part of whose body was human, while the lower was that of a dragon. Hence he is gemimis. Greek
  106. Celaeno, a Pleiad, daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and by Poseidon the mother of Lycus and Eurypylus, or, according to others, of Lycus and Chimaereus by Prometheus. Greek
  107. Celeus, a king of Eleusis, and husband of Metaneira. When Demeter, on her wanderings in search of her daughter, came to Eleusis, she stayed in the house of Celeus. Greek
  108. Celedones. The soothing goddesses were believed to be endowed, like the Sirens, with a magic power of song. Hephaestus was said to have made their golden images on the ceiling of the temple at Delphi. Greek
  109. Cenkalaniyammal, Local goddess who guards the maize fields Hindu.
  110. Centeocihuatl, Goddess of maize Aztec
  111. Centeotl, Maize god. Another name for Centeocihuatl, goddess of the maize. Aztec
  112. Centzon-Totochtin, "four-hundred rabbits" were a group of deities who met for frequent parties; they are divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Aztec
  113. Centaurs, that is, the bull-killers, are according to the earliest accounts a race of men who inhabited the mountains and forests of Thessaly. Greek
  114. Cephissus, the divinity of the river Cephissus, is described as a son of Pontus and Thalassa, and the father of Diogeneia and Narcissus, who is therefore called Cephisius. Greek
  115. Cephalus, a Molossian chief, who, together with another chief, Antinous, was driven by the calumnies of Charops to take the side of Perseus, in self-defence, against the Romans. Greek
  116. Cer, the personified necessity of death The passages in the Homeric poems in which death appears as a real personification are not very numerous and in most cases the word may be taken as a common noun. Greek
  117. Ceres, the Latin name for Demeter; also the name of one of the asteroids, the first discovered, by Piazzi, in 1801. Greek
  118. Ceres Grove, the story of Erisichthon and the transformations of Erisichthon's daughter. Roman
  119. Ceridwen, Goddess of inspiration and the hag aspect of the mother goddess Welsh
  120. Cerklicing, God of fields and grain. Latvia
  121. Cercyon, a son of Poseidon by a daughter of Amphictyon, and accordingly a half-brother of Triptolemus. Others call him a son of Hephaestus. He came from Arcadia, and dwelt at Eleusis in Attica. Greek
  122. Cerberus, the many-headed dog that guarded the entrance of Hades, is mentioned as early as the Homeric poems, but simply as " the dog," and without the name of Cerberus. Greek
  123. Ceroessa, a daughter of Zeus by Io, and born on the spot where Byzantium was afterwards built. She was brought up by a nymph of the place, and afterwards became the mother of Byzas. Greek
  124. Ceto, a hideous aquatic monster, a daughter of Gaia and Pontus. She was the personification of the dangers of the sea, unknown terrors and bizarre creatures. Eventually, the word "ceto" became simple shorthand for any sea monster. Greek
  125. Chaac. God of Rain and Thunder. Mayan
  126. Chanda aka Chandi. The goddess Durga in the form she assumed for the destruction of the Asura called Mahisha. Hindu
  127. Chaeron, a son of Apollo and Thero, the daughter of Phylas, is the mythical founder of Chaeroneia in Boeotia. Greek
  128. Chakora. A fabulous bird, similar to a partridge that lives upon the beams of the moon. Hindu
  129. Chalcon, 1. A wealthy Myrmidon, and father of Bathycles.
  130. Chalcon2. Of Cyparissus, the shield-bearer of Antilochus. He was in love with the Amazon Penthesileia, but on hastening to her assistance he was killed by Achilles, and the Greeks nailed his body to a cross. Greek
  131. Chalciope, 1. A daughter of Rhexenor, or according to others of Chalcodon, was the second wife of Aegeus.
  132. Chalciope 2. A daughter of king Eurypylus in the island of Cos, and mother of Thessalus. Greek
  133. Chamer. A god of death, particularly popular in Guatemala. He was married to Ixtab. Mayan
  134. Chamunda. An emanation from the forehead of the goddess Durga to encounter the demons Chanda and Munda. Hindu
  135. Chandra, God of the moon Vedic
  136. Chang Er, was the wife of the archer Hou Yi, who received the herb of immortality from the gods after shooting down nine of the ten suns that were stifling the world with their heat. China
  137. Chang Fei, God of war and butchers. China
  138. Chang Hsien, God of dreams and of pregnancy. China
  139. Chang Pan, God of masons. China
  140. Chang Sien. A divinity worshipped by women desirous of offspring. Chinese
  141. Chang Xi, Goddess of the moon. China
  142. Chang Yong, Goddess of justice. China
  143. Changing Woman, Goddess of the moon. Cherokee
  144. Changeling. A child, usually stupid and ugly, supposed to have been left by fairies in exchange for one taken. Sometimes, it is an old fairy or the bastard children of water-nixies and human beings whom they have dragged under the sea. Hartland, Science of Fairy Tales
  145. Chango, Warrior god who defends against enemies who want the land, wealth and women. Africa
  146. Chantico, Goddess of hearth fires and volcanoes. Aztec
  147. Chaob. The four wind gods. Mayan
  148. Chaos, the vacant and infinite space which existed according to the ancient cosmogonies previous to the creation of the world (Theogony 116), and out of which the gods, men, and all things arose. Greek
  149. Charis, the personification of Grace and Beauty, which the Roman poets translate by Gratia and we after them by Grace. Homer, without giving her any other name, describes a Charis as the wife of Hephaestus. Greek
  150. Charites, or the Graces. Aphrodite's retinue was usually completed by the Charites and were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, though they were also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite, or of Helios and Aegle Greek
  151. Charon, a son of Erebos, the aged and dirty ferryman in the lower world, who conveyed in his boat the shades of the dead — though only of those whose bodies were buried across the rivers of the lower world. Greek
  152. Charopus, or Charops, bright-eyed or joyful-looking, a surname of Heracles, under which he had a statue near mount Laphystion on the spot where he was believed to have brought forth Cerberus from the lower world. Greek
  153. Charun. The Etruscan demon of death who torments the souls of the deceased in the underworld and guards its entrance to the underworld. Similar to the Greek Charon, is portrayed with the nose of a vulture, pointed ears, winged, holding a hammer, with which he finished off his victims.
  154. Charybdis and Scylla, the names of two rocks between Italy and Sicily, and only a short distance from one another. In the midst of the one of these rocks which was nearest to Italy, there dwelt, according to Homer, Scylla, a daughter of Crataeis, a fearful monster, barking like a dog, with twelve feet, six long necks and mouths, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. Greek
  155. Chederles. A hero who saved a virgin being attacked by a huge dragon. Because he drank the Water of Immortality he is still living to render aid in war to any who invoke him. Moslem
  156. Cheiron, the wisest and justest of all the centaurs. He was the instructor of Achilles, whose father Peleus was a friend and relative of Cheiron, and received at his wedding with Thetis the heavy lance which was subsequently used by Achilles. Greek
  157. Ceyx, Lord of Trachis, was connected by friendship with Heracles. He was the father of Hippasus, who fell in battle fighting as the ally of Heracles. Greek
  158. Chichivache the “sorry cow,” a monster that lived only on good women- all skin and bone, because its food was so extremely scarce. The old English romancers invented another monster, which they called Bicorn, as fat as the other was lean; but, luckily, he had for food “good and enduring husbands,” of which there is no lack. French
  159. Chilminar and Balbec. Two cities built by the Genii, acting under the orders of Jan ben Jan, who governed the world long before the time of Adam. Chilminar, or the “Forty Pillars,” is Persepolis. These two cities were built as lurking places for the Genii to hide in. Persian
  160. Chimaera, a fire-breathing monster, which, according to the Homeric poems, was of divine origin. Greek
  161. Chinta-mani aka Divya-ratna. “The wish-gem” a jewel, said to have belonged to Brahma, which has the power to grant all desires. It is who himself is called by this name.
  162. Chione, a daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia, and sister of Cleopatra, Zetes, and Calais. She became by Poseidon the mother of Eumolpus, and in order to conceal the event, she threw the boy into the sea; but the child was saved by Poseidon. Greek
  163. Chloris, a daughter of the Theban Amphion and Niobe. According to an Argive tradition, her original name was Meliboea, and she and her brother Amyclas were the only children of Niobe that were not killed by Apollo and Artemis. But the terror of Chloris at the death of her brothers and sisters was so great, that she turned perfectly white, and was therefore called Chloris. Greek
  164. Chlvnik. A household spirit who lives in the cattleshed. Russian
  165. Choorail. The ghost of a pregnant woman. India. Moslem
  166. Chronos, the Protogenos of time and the very first being to emerge at creation self-formed. Greek
  167. Chthonia, may mean the subterraneous, or the goddess of the earth, that is, the protectress of the fields, whence it is used as a surname of infernal divinities, such as Hecate, Nyx and Melinoe, but especially of Demeter. Greek
  168. Chunsu. The son of Amon-Ra, a moon-god and god of healing. He formed one of the Triad with Mut and Amon-Ra. Egypt
  169. Chrysaor, 1. A son of Poseidon and Medusa, and consequently a brother of Pegasus. When Perseus cut off the head of Medusa, Chrysaor and Pegasus sprang forth from it. Chrysaor became by Callirrhoe the father of the three-headed Geryones and Echidna. ( Theogony of Hesiod 280) 2. The god with the golden sword or arms. In this sense it is used as a surname or attribute of several divinities, such as Apollo, Artemis and Demeter. We find Chrysaoreus as a surname of Zeus with the same meaning, under which he had a temple in Caria, which was a national sanctuary, and the place of meeting for the national assembly of the Carians. Greek
  170. Chrysothemis, there are four mythical females of this name, and one male, a son of Carmanor, the priest of Apollo at Tarrha in Crete. He is said to have been a poet, and to have won the first victory in the Pythian games by a hymn on Apollo. Greek
  171. Cinyras, a famous Cyprian hero. According to the common tradition, he was a son of Apollo by Paphos, king of Cyprus, and priest of the Paphian Aphrodite, which latter office remained hereditary in his family, the Cinyradae. Greek
  172. Circe, a mythical sorceress, whom Homer calls a fair-locked goddess, a daughter of Helios by the oceanid Perse, and a sister of Aeetes. Greek
  173. Cirein Crôin. A sea-serpent and the largest animal in the world. Celtic. Caithness
  174. Cirrha, a nymph from whom the town of Cirrha in Phocis was believed to have derived its name. Greek
  175. Cithara, one of the most ancient stringed instruments, traced back to 1700 B.C. among the Semitic races, in Egypt, Assyria, Asia Minor, Greece and the Roman empire, whence the use of it spread over Europe. Greek
  176. Cithaeron, a mythical king in Boeotia, from whom mount Cithaeron was believed to have derived its name. Greek
  177. Clanis, the name of two mythical beings mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses. (xii) Greek
  178. Clarius, a surname of Apollo, derived from his temple at Claros in Asia Minor. Greek
  179. Claudia, one of the vestal virgins. Greek
  180. Cleolla, according to Hesiod, Catalogues of Women, Pleisthenes was a son of Atreus and Aerope, and Agamemnon, Menelaus and Anaxibia were the children of Pleisthenes by Cleolla the daughter of Dias. Greek
  181. Clio: Herodotus The History Greek
  182. Cleone, Goddess of water. One of the daughters of Asopus, from whom the town of Cleonae in Peloponnesus was believed to have derived its name. Greek
  183. Clio, Goddess of history Roman/Greek
  184. Cleopatra, 1. A daughter of Idas and Marpessa, and wife of Meleager, is said to have hanged herself after her husband's death, or to have died of grief. Her real name was Alcyone. 2. A Danaid, who was betrothed to Etelces or Agenor. There are two other mythical personages of this name in Apollodorus iii. Greek
  185. Cloacina. Or Cluacina, a surname of Venus, under which she is mentioned at Rome in very early times.
  186. Clodones, there were revels in Parnassus, in Phocis, Messenia, Arcadia, even Sparta. The festivals were held on mountains, with blazing torches, in dark winter nights. The votaries were in large part women, and were known by many names,--Maenads, Thyiads, Clodones, Mimallones, Bassarides, etc. They were clothed in fawn skins, carried thyrsi and in their ecstasies used to hunt wild animals, tear them in pieces, and sometimes eat them raw. Greek
  187. Clymene, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and the wife of Japetus, by whom she became the mother of Atlas, Prometheus, and others. Greek
  188. Clytemnestra, a daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, and sister of Castor, Timandra, and Philonoe, and half-sister of Polydeuces and Helena. She was married to Agamemnon. Greek
  189. Clytius, 1. A son of Laomedon and father of Caletor and Procleia, was one of the Trojan elders. 2. A son of the Oechalian king Eurytus, was one of the Argonauts, and was killed during the expedition by Heracles, or according to others by Aeetes. Greek
  190. Caolainn, Goddess who was the guardian of a magical well in County Roscommon in western Ireland Her myth is the origin of the 'wishing well'
  191. Carman, Goddess of County Wexford and black magic. Has roots in the Greek Goddess, Demeter. Ireland
  192. Carravogue. Local Crone Goddess from County Meath who was transformed into a huge snake for eating forbidden berries. Her original purpose is basically lost in modern times because her stories became so absorbed by Christian legends which attempt to make her a Celtic Eve. British/Ireland
  193. Carreau, a mercilessness demon and prince of the Powers.
  194. Carridwen, Goddess of the moon Welsh
  195. Cassiel, the angel of solitudes and tears and an embodiment of the principle of stability. He is also the ruler of Saturn.
  196. Catabolignes. Demons who liked to break and crush magicians and sorcerers.
  197. Catequil, God of lightning and thunder. Inca
  198. Catha aka Cautha, Goddess of the Sun who is sometimes shown as male and equated with the Greek sun god Helios. Etruscan
  199. Cathea, a resplendent, bejewelled goddess of love. Mojave
  200. Cathubodia, Breton version of the Ireland goddess of the earth Banbha. Britain/Pan-Celtic
  201. Cay. A water deity. Mayan
  202. Caym, the cleverest sophist in Hell
  203. Cernunnos aka Cernowain, Cernenus, Herne The Hunter, Hu Gadarn, Belatucadros, Vitiris. The Horned God, God of Nature, God of the Underworld. The Druids knew him as Hu Gadarn, the Horned God of Fertility. Pan-Celtic
  204. Cerridwen, Goddess of mountains British
  205. Cerridwen, Goddess of fertility Wales/Scotland
  206. Cerridwen, Moon Goddess, Grain Goddess. Welsh Bards called themselves Cerddorion (sons of Cerridwen). Welsh/Scotland
  207. Cessair, the first ruler of Ireland and a well known pre-Celtic Mother Goddess figure much like Dana. Ireland
  208. Cethlion, Goddess of the sea and the Formorians. Was called "crooked teeth. Ireland
  209. Ceyon, god of hills. Tamil
  210. Cghene, the supreme God of the Isoko people in southern Nigeria. He is believed to have created the world and all peoples, including the Isoko. Cghene is beyond human comprehension and is only known by his actions. Because the God is so distant and unknown he has no temples or priests, and no prayers or sacrifices are offered directly to him.
  211. Ch'ang O aka Chang'e, Chang-Ngo, Heng-E or Heng-O, the Chinese goddess of the moon. Unlike many lunar deities, Chang'o only lives on the moon. China
  212. Chagrin aka Cagrino. An evil spirit in the form of a yellow hedgehog. European
  213. gypsies.
  214. Ch'ang Tsai, God of the spleen. China
  215. Ch'eng Huang, God of the land, ditches, moats and the people. China
  216. Ch'I-You, God of weapons, dancers, smiths and war. China
  217. Ch'ih Sung , Lord of the rain. China
  218. Ch'ing Lung, God of the lungs. China
  219. Ch'ung Ling yu, God of the nose. China
  220. Chac, Gods of lightning, rain, thunder, wind and fertility. Mayan
  221. Chac Uayab Xoc A fish god and the patron deity of fishermen. He blessed their catches, yet also ate them if they drowned. Mayan
  222. Chagrin aka Harginn, a mischievous ghost that most often takes the form of a large yellow hedgehog, which always foretells some impending disaster. Romania
  223. Chang Tao Ling, God of the afterlife and head of the heavenly Ministry of exorcism. Taoist/Chan
  224. Chalchiutotolin, Penitence god Aztec
  225. Challalamma, Goddess of buttermilk [?] India
  226. Chalmeacacihuitl, Minor underworld goddess Aztec
  227. Chalmetcal, Minor underworld god Aztec
  228. Chan Hs'ien, Guardian god of children who had been a mortal King China
  229. Chao san Niang, Goddess of wig salesmen China
  230. Chao T'eng k'ang, God of the bowels China
  231. Chaob, Wind[s] god[s] Mayan/Lacandon
  232. Chasca, Goddess of the dawn and the dew Inca
  233. Chattrosnia, God Buddhist
  234. Chax. Grand duke of hell.
  235. Chaya, Goddess Hindu/Puranic/Epic
  236. Chebeldei, Inhabitants of the lower world Siberia
  237. Chemosh. A Moabite demon.
  238. Chen Kao, God of the ears China
  239. Cheng San Kung, God of fishing China
  240. Cheng Yuan ho, God of strolling singers China
  241. Chernobog, God of chaos and the night Slavic
  242. Cherubim, the second mightiest order of angels. They have four wings and four heads to point out in the four cardinal directions. Pan-cultural
  243. Chih of warg tzu, God of rain. China
  244. Chi Po, God of the winds. China
  245. Chi Sung Tzu, Rain god. China
  246. Chia, Goddess of the moon. Chiboa
  247. Chiang, Goddess of agriculture. China
  248. Chibchacum, God of farmers and merchants. Chibcha
  249. Chibiabos, Brother of Nanabush. Algonquin
  250. Chibilias, Goddess of the rainbow. Mayan
  251. Chibirias, Goddess of the earth, who sends the rain and paints the earth. Mayan
  252. Chiccan, Gods of rain. Mayan
  253. Chickcharney, Small furred/feathered spirit of the forest. Andros Is. Bahamas
  254. Chicoahui Itzcuintli-Chantico, God of lapidaries. Aztec
  255. Chicomecoatl, Goddess of grain, fertility and frost. Aztec
  256. Chicomenochtli, God of painters and solar pleasure[not my claim] Aztec
  257. Chiconahui, Hgoddess of the earth. Aztec
  258. Chicoonahuiehecatl, Minor creator god. Aztec
  259. Chie, Fun loving goddess. Chibcha
  260. Chih Jih, God of the day. China
  261. Chih Nii, Goddess of spinning. China
  262. Chih Nu, Goddess of weaving. China
  263. Chikara Korekore, Sky god. Zimbabwe
  264. Chimalmat. A giant who, by Vucub Caquix, was the mother of Cabrakan and Zipacna. Mayan
  265. Chimata No Kami, God of crossroads, roads and footpaths. Japan
  266. Chiminagua, Omnipotent god who created the earth in a rather simple matter Chibcha
  267. Chin hua Niang niang, God of drums and violins China
  268. Ching Ling Tzu, God of tea China
  269. Chinnamastaka, Goddess, a headless form of Durga. Hindu/Puranic/Epic
  270. Chinnintamma, Goddess of households. India
  271. Chio Yuan Tzu, God of the brain. China
  272. Chipiripa, Rain god Curra.
  273. Chirakan Ixmucane, One of the new goddess formed by the four gods who made the world. Mayan
  274. Chiuacoztl, Goddess of childbirth. Nahu
  275. Chiuke Ibo, Sky god who is also regarded as Creator god. Nigeria
  276. Chlaus Haistic. Ancient Goddess of unknown function who came down to earth as a powerful witch. Ireland
  277. Chac Xib Chac, God of sacrifice and war. Mayan
  278. Chahuru, Spirit of water Pawnee
  279. Chaitanya, Mendicant god Hindu/Puranic
  280. Chakwaina Okya, Goddess of childbirth Zuni
  281. Chalchiuhtlcue, Goddess rain and storms, violence, vitality, lakes, whirlpools, rivers, water , love, beauty and youth. Aztec
  282. Christmas Decorations. The great feast of Saturn was held in December, when the people decorated the temples with such green things as they could find. The Christian custom is the same but transferred Jesus. The holly or holy—tree is called Christ's—thorn in Germany and Scandinavia, from its use in church decorations and its putting forth its berries about Christmas time. The early Christians gave an emblematic turn to the custom, referring to the “righteous branch,” and justifying the custom from Isaiah lx. 13— “The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee; the fir—tree, the pine—tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary.”
  283. Christmas Trees and Maypoles are remnants of the Scandinavian Ash, called Yggdrasil', the Tree of Time, whose roots penetrate to heaven, Niffheim and Ginnungagap (the gap of gaps). In Ginnungagap the frost giants dwell, in Niffheim is the great serpent Nidhögg; and under this root is Helheim, the home of the dead. We are told that the ancient Egyptians, at the Winter Solstice, used a palm branch containing twelve leaves or shoots to symbolise the “completion of the year.” The modern custom comes from Germany.
  284. Chnum, God Egypt
  285. Choimha, "beautiful water", she was a woman created by the gods specifically to marry B'alam Agab.
  286. Chokmah, Goddess of order and wisdom Spain
  287. Cholmus, Creator of animals Siberia
  288. Chonsu, God of the moon Egypt
  289. Chors, Pre-Christian sun god Balkans
  290. Chos-Skyon, Tutelary guardian deity Buddhist/Tibet
  291. Chou Wang, God of sodomy China
  292. Chowa, Goddess of health India
  293. Christalline, Evil goddess of the sea Haiti
  294. Chu jung, God of fire and the celestial executioner China
  295. Chu Niao, God of the heart China
  296. Chu Ying, God of the eyes China
  297. Chuang Mu, Goddess of the bedroom China
  298. Chuginadak, Goddess of fire and volcano Aleut
  299. Chuh Kamuy, Goddess of the moon China
  300. Chul Tatic Chites Vaneg, Creator god Mayan
  301. Chulavete, Goddess of the morning star Mexico
  302. Chun T'i, Goddess of the dawn and warriors China
  303. Chunda, Goddess of happiness Buddhist
  304. Chung K'uei, God of the afterlife who belongs to the Ministry of exorcism China/Taoist
  305. Chung kuei, Protector of those who travel and god of examinations China
  306. Chung Liu, God of eaves China
  307. Chup, Goddess of the wind and rain Chumash
  308. Chup Kamui, Goddess of war and the sun Japan/Ainu
  309. Cian. God of medicine who went to retrieve a cow which had been stolen by Balor. Ireland
  310. Cihuacoatl aka Cihuacóatl, Chihucoatl, Ciucoatl, "snake woman" was one of a number of motherhood and fertility goddesses and was especially associated with midwives, and with the sweatbaths where midwives practiced. Aztec
  311. Cihuacoatl-Quilaztli, Creator goddess who helped Quetzalcoatl create the current race of humanity by grinding up bones from the previous ages, and mixing it with his blood. Aztec
  312. Cihuateto, Women who die in childbirth, gain eternal life and become spirits who accompany the sun Aztec
  313. Cinei-new. A sea goddess and wife of Peruten, god of the sea. Siberia/Chukchee
  314. Cinteotl, God of fertility Aztec
  315. Cinyras, a famous Cyprian hero, a son of Apollo. Greek
  316. Cinxia, Minor goddess of marriage who worries over the bride's dress. Roman
  317. Cipactli, a vicious primeval sea monster, part crocodile and part fish. Always hungry, every joint on her body was adorned with an extra mouth. Aztec
  318. Cista. Goddess of the Way and Mithra's companion. Persia
  319. Cit Bolon Tum. A boar-headed god of medicine and healing. Mayan
  320. Cit Cac Coh, God of war iconised as a red. Puma Mayan
  321. Citalatonac, Creator god. Aztec
  322. Citlalicue, Creator goddess and the goddess of Milky Way. Aztec
  323. Citra, Minor goddess of misfortune and a malevolent astral deity Hindu/Puranic/Epic
  324. Citrasena, Goddess Buddhist/Mahayana
  325. Cittavasita, Minor goddess Buddhist
  326. Cizin, God of death Mayan
  327. Clairm'e, River loa Haiti/Vodun
  328. Clairmezin'e, Goddess of rivers Haiti
  329. Clementia, a personification of Clemency, was worshipped as a divinity at Rome, especially in the time of the emperors. Roman
  330. Cliodna, Sea and Otherworld Goddess who usually took the form of a sea bird and therefore symbolized the Celtic afterlife. Ireland/Scotland
  331. Cloacina. Goddess of sewers Roman
  332. Clota, Goddess and namesake of the River Clyde British/Welsh/Scotland
  333. Clotho. One of the Three Fates. She presided over birth, and drew from her distaff the thread of life, Atropos presided over death and cut the thread of life, and Lachesis spun the fate of life between birth and death. Greek
  334. Cluricaun, a Leprechaun who raids wine cellars and tortures sheep and dogs by riding them like horses.
  335. Cluricaune. An elf of evil disposition who usually appears as a wrinkled old man, and has knowledge of hidden treasures. Irish
  336. Clytie. A water—nymph, in love with Apollo. Meeting with no return, she was changed into a sunflower, which, traditionally, still turns to the sun, following him through his daily course. Greek
  337. Cms. A cacodemon. Enochian
  338. Cnabr. A minor angel. Enochian
  339. Cneph. An Egyptian Creator of the world.
  340. Cnbr. A minor angel. Enochian
  341. Cnossia. A nymph of the Cretan town of Cnossus who was the mother of Xenodamus by Menelaus
  342. Coatlicue, Goddess of the earth. Aztec
  343. Coatrischie, Goddess of water, winds, and storms. Cuba/Taino
  344. Coblynau aka Koblernigh. Welsh mine faeries
  345. Coblyn. A Welsh Goblin reputed to haunt the mines.
  346. Coco Macaque, a Haitian magic stick
  347. Coca Mama, Goddess of health, happiness and the coca plant. Peru
  348. Cocha, Goddess of rain. Peru
  349. Cocidius. A major cult centre of this Hunter god in Britain was at Bewcastle in Cumbria, known in Roman times as Fanum Cocidi or 'The Temple of Cocidius'.
  350. Cocidus, Goddess of hunting British
  351. Cocijo, Rain god Zapotec/Mexico
  352. Cock of Heaven. Mahomet found in the first heaven a cock of such enormous size that its crest touched the second heaven. The crowing of this celestial bird arouses every living creature from sleep except man. The Moslem doctors say that Allah lends a willing ear to him who reads the Koran, to him who prays for pardon, and to the cock whose chant is divine melody. When this cock ceases to crow, the day of judgment will be at hand.
  353. Cocytus, meaning river of wailing or lamentation, was the river in the underworld on the banks of which the dead who could not pay Charon wandered, according to most accounts, for one hundred years. It flowed into the river Acheron, across which lay Hades, the mythological abode of the dead. Greek
  354. Coeus, was the Titan of intelligence. Titans are the giant sons and daughters of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Greek
  355. Coinchend. A semi-divine warrioress whose home was in the Otherworld. Celtic
  356. Col, Rain and thunderstorms god Sudan
  357. Colel Cab, Chthonic goddess of the earth Mayan
  358. Colleda, Goddess of the winter solstice Koliada/Serbia
  359. Colop U Uichkin, Sky god who, with a night avatara of the same name, is the bringer of disease Mayan
  360. Comus, God of banquets, drunkenness and merriment Roman/Greek
  361. Conchenn, Goddess of love. Celtic
  362. Concordia, the personification of concord. Goddess of harmony, peace and justice. Roman
  363. Condatis. God of confluence whose sacred places were wherever two rivers or bodies of water met. Roman/British
  364. Condwiramur, Goddess of sovereignty. Welsh
  365. Coniraya, the deity of the moon who fashioned his sperm into a fruit, which Cavillaca then ate. Aztec
  366. Consevius aka Consivius, the propagator, occurs as the surname of Janus and Ops. Roman
  367. Conisalus, a daemon, who together with Orthanes and Tychon appeared in the train of Priapus. Greek
  368. Consentes Dii, the twelve Etruscan gods, who formed the council of Jupiter and included Juno, Minerva, Summanus, Vulcan, Saturn, and Mars. Etruscan
  369. Consus, some call him the god of secret deliberations, and others the hidden or mysterious god, that is, a god of the lower regions. Roman
  370. Coon, a son of Antenor and brother of Iphidamas, who wounded Agamemnon, but was afterwards slain by him. Greek
  371. Copia, Goddess of prosperity. Roman
  372. Corchen. Ancient snake Goddess of which very little is known. Ireland/Manx
  373. Cordaca, a surname of Artemis in Elis, derived from an indecent dance which the companions of Pelops are said to have performed in honour of the goddess after a victory which they had won.
  374. Cordelia, a legendary queen of the Britons.
  375. Core, the maiden, a name by which Persephone is often called. Greece
  376. Core, of Corinth, mentioned among the mythic stories of the invention of sculpture. Greece
  377. Corineus. A hero in the employ of Brute, who conquered the giant Goëm'agot, for which achievement the whole western horn of England was allotted him. He called it Corinea, and the people Corineans, from his own name. British
  378. Cormoran. The Cornish giant who fell into a pit twenty feet deep, dug by Jack the Giant—killer, and filmed over with grass and gravel. British fairy tale
  379. Corra, Goddess of prophecy and who regularly appeared in the form of a crane. Scotland
  380. Coronis, 1. A daughter of Phlegyas and mother of Asclepius. 2. A daughter of Phoroneus, king of Phocis; she was metamorphosed by Athena into a crow, for when she was pursued by Poseidon, she implored the protection of Athena. Greek
  381. Coronus, 1. A son of Apollo by Chrysorthe, father of Corax and Lamedon, and king of Sicyon. 2. A son of Thersander, grandson of Sisyphus, and founder of Coroneia. 3. A son of Caeneus, was a prince of the Lapithae, and father of Leonteus and Lyside. He was slain by Heracles. (Apollodorus. ii) 4. The father of the Argonaut Caeneus. (Apollodorus i. Argonautica) Greek
  382. Corinth: Description of Greece by Pausanias. Greek
  383. Corpse Bird, “derwyn corph” the phantom of a bird that sits on a windowsill and taps on the glass when someone is about to die. Whales
  384. Corus, God of the wind. Roman
  385. Corybantes aka Kurbantes, Corybants, were Rhea's enthusiastic priests, who with drums, cymbals, horns, and in full armour, performed their orgiastic dances in the forests and on the mountains of Phrygia.
  386. Corycia, a nymph, who became by Apollo the mother of Lycoras or Lycoreus. Greek
  387. Corydus, a surname of Apollo, under which the god had a temple eighty stadia from Corone, on the sea-coast. Greek
  388. Coryphaea, the goddess who inhabits the summit of the mountain, a surname of Artemis. Greek
  389. Coryphasia, a surname of Athena, derived from the promontory of Coryphasion, on which she had a sanctuary. Greek
  390. Corythallia, a surname of Artemis at Sparta, at whose festival of the Tithenidia the Spartan boys were carried into her sanctuary. Greek
  391. Corythus, 1. An Italian hero, a son of Jupiter, and husband of Electra, the daughter of Atlas, by whom he became the father of Jasius and Dardanus. He is described as king of Tuscia, and as the founder of Corythus. 2. A son of Paris and Oenone. He loved Helena and was beloved by her, and was therefore killed by his own father. Greek
  392. Cosmiel. The creator of the world. He gave Theodidactus a boat of asbestos, in which he sailed to the sun and planets. Kircher
  393. Coti, goddess of the oceans, of sea-life and of deep mysteries. Africa
  394. Cotys, a Thracian divinity, whose festival resembled that of the Phrygian Cybele, and was celebrated on hills with riotous proceedings.
  395. Coventina. One of the most potent of the Celtic river Goddesses. Most likely Roman in origin. She was also the Goddess of featherless flying creatures.
  396. Cowalker. An apparition that is identical to the living person, which shows itself shortly before the persons death or at his or her funeral. Scotland
  397. Coyolxauhqui, "She with the bells on her cheeks". Goddess of the moon. Aztec
  398. Coyote, multifaceted deity. demigod, creator, trickster. In Tongva Mythology Coyote challenges "The River" to a race. Coyote is victorious, but collapses from fatigue. The river laughs at him and takes the name "Hahamongna". USA
  399. Cpsa. A minor angel. Enochian
  400. Cpusa. A minor angel. Enochian
  401. Cranaea, a surname of Artemis, derived from a temple on a hill near Elateia. Greek
  402. Cranaus, an autochthon and king of Attica, who reigned at the time of the flood of Deucalion. He was married to Pedias, by whom he became the father of Cranae, Cranaechme, and Atthis, from the last of whom Attica was believed to have derived its name. Greek
  403. Cratos, the personification of strength, described as a son of Uranus and Ge. Greek
  404. Craneus. A Hamadryad nymph of the Oak tree. Greek
  405. Cred aka Creide. Fairy Queen Goddess who is associated with Dana's mountains, the Paps of Anu. She vowed never to sleep until she found a man who could create for her the most majestic poem ever penned. Ireland/Scotland
  406. Credne. God of metallurgy and smithing who worked in bronze. Ireland
  407. Creiddylad aka Creudylad, Cordelia. Connected with Beltane and often called the May Queen. Goddess of summer flowers. Wales
  408. Credne aka Creidhne, a son of Brigid and Tuireann and the artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in bronze, brass and gold. He and his brothers Goibniu and Luchtaine were known as the Trí Dée Dána, the three gods of art, who forged the weapons which the Tuatha Dé used to battle the Fomorians. Ireland
  409. Creiddylad. Originally betrothed to Gwythr ap Greidawl, she is abducted by Gwyn ap Nudd, causing the two rivals to go to war over her. In the early Arthurian tale Culhwch and Olwen, King Arthur settles the feud by arranging for the two to battle every May Day until Doomsday. Welsh
  410. Creon, a mythical king of Corinth, a son of Lycaethus. Greek
  411. Cretheus, a son of Aeolus and Enarete, was married to Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus, by whom he became the father of Aeson, Pheres, Amythaon, and Hippolyte. He is called the founder of the town of lolcus. Greek
  412. Creusa, 1. A daughter of Oceanus and Ge. She was a Naid, and became by Peneius the mother of Hypseus, king of the Lapithae, and of Stilbe. 2. A daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea, was married to Xuthus, by whom she became the mother of Achaeus and Ion. Greek
  413. Crimisus, a son of Oceanus and Tethys. According to Virgil's Aeneid* (5.38) and Hyginus' Fabulae (273), Crinisus was the father of Acestes by Segesta (Egesta). Greek
  414. Crius, or Creius, a son of Uranus and Gaia, and one of the Titans, who was the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. (The Theogony of Hesiod) Greek
  415. Crnobog, God of death. Slavic
  416. Crobh Dearg, "the red claw." Goddess of war. Ireland
  417. Cromm Cruaich, Ancient deity, a harvest, death and sacrificial God. It is thought human sacrifices were once made to him at Samhain. Ireland
  418. Cromus, a son of Poseidon, from whom Cromyon in the territory of Corinth was believed to have derived its name.
  419. Crone, Third aspect of the Triple goddess. She signifies old age or death, winter, the end of all things, the waning moon, post-mentrual phases of women's lives. Ireland
  420. Cromus, a son of Poseidon, from whom Cromyon in the territory of Corinth was believed to have derived its name. Greek
  421. Cronides or Cronion, a patronymic from Cronus, and very commonly given to Zeus, the son of Cronus. Greek
  422. Cronius, the name of two mythical personages, the one a son of Zeus by the nymph Himalia, and the other a suitor of Hippodameia, who was killed by Oenomaus.
  423. Cronus, a son of Uranus and Ge, and the youngest among the Titans. He was married to Rhea, by whom he became the father of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Cheiron is also called a son of Cronus. Greek
  424. Ctesius. The protector of property, occurs as a surname of Zeus at Phlyus, and of Hermes. Greek
  425. Cu Chulain, God of warriors and chivalry. Celtic
  426. Cuba, Cunina and Rumina, three Roman genii, who were worshipped as the protectors of infants sleeping in their cradles, and to whom libations of milk were offered.
  427. Cuchulainn, the pre-eminent hero of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle. Ireland
  428. Cueravaperi, Goddess of rain and drought. Mexico
  429. Culsu, a Goddess of the Gate to the Underworld. Etruscan
  430. Cumhau, God of death. Mayan
  431. Cunda, Goddess considered a deification of literature. Buddhist/Tibet
  432. Cunina, Goddess of infants who are in the cradle. Roman
  433. Cunnembeille, Wife of Biame. She lives in the heavens with him and his other wife, Birrahgnooloo. Australia
  434. Cupra, a form of the Great Goddess equated to Juno and one of the Nine Great Gods who had the ability to throw thunderbolts. Etruscans
  435. Cupid, Eros, Amor, the god of love, viewed as a chubby little boy, armed with bow and arrows, and often with eyes bandaged. Greek
  436. Cupido, like Amor and Voluptas, a modification of the Greek Eros, whose worship was carried to Rome from Greece.
  437. Cura, the personification of Care. Roman
  438. Curitis, a surname of Juno, which is usually derived from the Sabine word curis, a lance or spear.
  439. Cururipur, spirit of the jungle that brings destruction to tortoise hunters. South American
  440. Cutzi, Goddess of the moon. Americas
  441. Cuvto, Goddess of trees. Russia
  442. Cwn y Wybr. “Dogs that haunt the air.” Welsh
  443. Cyamites, the hero of beans, a mysterious being, who had a small sanctuary on the road from Athens to Eleusis. Greek
  444. Cyane, a Sicilian nymph and playmate of Proserpina, who was changed through grief at the loss of Proserpina into a well. Greek
  445. Cyanippus a son of Aegialeus and prince of Argos. Apollodorus calls him a brother of Aegialeus and a son of Adrastus. Greek
  446. Cyathus, the youthful cup-bearer of Oeneus, was killed by Heracles on account of a fault committed in the discharge of his duty. Greek
  447. Cychreus or Cenchereus, a son of Poseidon and Salamis, became king of the island of Salamis, which was called after him Cychreia, and which he delivered from a dragon. Greek
  448. Cybele, a deification of the Earth Mother. Like Gaia (the "Earth") or her Minoan equivalent Rhea, Cybele embodies the fertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature, wild animals, especially lions and bees. Phrygian
  449. Cyclopes, creatures with round or circular eyes. The tradition about these beings has undergone several changes and modifications in its development in Greek mythology, though some traces of their identity remain visible throughout. Greek
  450. Cycnus, a son of Apollo by Thyria or Hyria, the daughter of Amphinomus. He was a handsome hunter, living in the district between Pleuron and Calydon, and although beloved by many, repulsed all his lovers. Greek
  451. Cyhiraeth, a disembodied moaning voice that sounds before a person's death. Welsh
  452. Cymidei Cymeinfoll (big belly of battle), was a goddess of the Mabinogi. Cymidei gave birth to one fully-formed and armed warrior every six weeks. Welsh
  453. Cymochles. A man of prodigious might, brother of Pyrochles, son of Malice (Acrates) and Despite, and husband of Acrasia, the enchantress. He sets out to encounter Sir Guyen, but is ferried over the idle lake by Wantonness (Phæ'dria), and forgets himself; he is slain by King Arthur. British
  454. Cymodoce. A sea nymph and companion of Venus. Roman
  455. Cynortes, or Cynortas, a son of Amyclas by Diomede, and brother of Hyacinthus. After the death of his brother Argalus, he became king of Sparta and father of Oebalus or of Perieres. His tomb was shown at Sparta not far from the Scias. Greek
  456. Cynosura, an Idaean nymph and one of the nurses of Zeus, who placed her among the stars. Greek
  457. Cyoeraeths. Welsh Banshees, horrible weeping women with emaciated faces and black teeth announce the approach of death.
  458. Cynthia. The moon, a surname of Artemis or Diana. The Roman Diana, who represented the moon, was called Cynthia from Mount Cynthus, where she was born. Greek/Roman
  459. Cyparissus, a youth of Cea, a son of Telephus, was beloved by Apollo and Zephyrus or Silvanus. When he had inadvertently killed his favourite stag, he was seized with immoderate grief, and metamorphosed into a cypress. Greek
  460. Cyrene, a daughter of Hypseus or Peneius by Chlidanope, a granddaughter of Peneius and Creusa, was beloved by Apollo, who carried her from mount Pelion to Libya, where Gyrene derived its name from her. Greek
  461. Cythereia, or Cythera, Cytherias, different forms of a surname of Aphrodite, derived from the town of Cythera in Crete, or from the island of Cythera, where the goddess was said to have first landed, and where she had a celebrated temple. Greek
  462. Cytus. A son of Zeus by the Rhodian nymph Himalia. Brother to Cronius, and Spartaeus.