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P’an-ku, born from the primordial cosmic egg, and the mass divided into the heavens and the earth. From his eyes the sun and moon appeared, from his sweat, rain and dew, from his voice, thunder, and from his body all the natural features of the earth arose. Southern China
P'an Chin Lien, the goddess of brothels and prostitution who enjoyed drunken orgies. China
Pa, Goddess of droughts. China
Pa Hsien. The Eight Immortals of the Taoists.
Pabilsag, Tutelary god of Isin The consort of the goddess Nininsinna, he was identified with the lost city of Larak. Mesopotamia
Pabothkew, the Great Spirit and Creator of Mother Earth. The Shawnee
Pachamac, creator god and a god of the earth. Inca
Pacha Kamaq the 'Earth-Maker', the creator god of the peoples who lived in Peru before the Inca conquest.
Pachamama, a dragoness fertility goddess who presided over planting and harvesting. She caused earthquakes. After conquest by Catholic Spain her image was replaced by the Virgin Mary. Inca
Pacis, an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess.
Paco. A minor angel.. Enochian
Pacolet. A dwarf in the service of Lady Clerimond. He had a winged horse, which carried off Valentine, Orson, and Clerimond from the dungeon of Ferragus to the palace of King Pepin, and afterwards carried Valentine to the palace of Alexander, Emperor of Constantinople, his father. France
Padma, Goddess who is the incarnation of Laksmi Hindu
Padma, Snake god Hindu/Puranic/Epic
Padmantaka, God who is the guardian of the Western direction Buddhist
Padmapani, God, a Buddha designate Buddhist
Padmatara, Minor goddess Buddhist/Mahayana
Pado. A minor angel.. Enochian
Padsmosnisa, God who is connected with the guardian deities Buddhist
Paean. The physician of the celestial gods; the deliverer from any evil or calamity. Greek
Paean. A hymn to Apollo, and applied to the god himself. Greek
Paeoc. A minor angel. Enochian
Paeon, God of war Greek/Crete
Pagan properly means “belonging to a village”. The Christian Church fixed itself first in cities, the centres of intelligence. Long after it had been established in towns, idolatrous practices continued to be observed in rural districts and villages, so pagan and villager came to mean the same thing.
Pagoda. 'Giver of Favorable Winds', a weather and agriculture goddess. Cattle and sheep are sacrificed to her. Slavic
Pah, Moon spirit Pawnee
Pah-ah The Great Spirit of the Paiute Indians.
Pahad, the angel who personifies fear and terror. Hebrew
Pahtecatl, deity who represents the plants that are used for the fermentation of pulque. Aztec
Pahtumawas. The Great Spirit of the Lenape Indians
Pai Chung, Agriculture god. China
Pai Yu, God of the guitar. China
Paico. A minor angel. Enochian
Paiawon, a military deity at Knossos.
Paimon. Goetic Goddess of Magic.
Paiowa Yana Piaute, Goddess of the Evening star, she and her daughter created the first people USA
Pairikas, Goddesses of drought. Persia
Paiva, sun god. Finnish
Paivatar, Goddess of summer. Finnish
Pajainen, the deity who killed the great bull in the legends of Finland.
Pajau Yan, Goddess of health and healing who was sent to live in the moon, where she provides flowers to the newly dead to ease their transition as they move into the underworld. Cambodian
Pajonn. God of thunder known as the one who dwells in the heaven. Finland
Pak Tai. Astral god of war China/Taoist
Paka'a, God of the wind and the inventor of the sail. Hawaii
Pakbangha The supreme being of the Chawte. Indonesia
Pakhet, Bast and Sekhmet were similar feline war gods, one for Upper Egypt and the other for Lower Egypt. Where the two groups met, at Beni Hasan, the similarity of the goddesses lead to a new merged form known as Pakhet.
Pakrokitat, creator god who made people with a face at the front and back of their heads. After a hissy fit, he decended to the middle of the earth. The Serrano Indians, California
Palaemon, signifies the wrestler, as in the surname of Heracles in Lycophron but it also occurs as a proper name of several mythical personages.
1. A son of Athamas and Ino, was originally called Melicertes. When his mother, who was driven mad by Hera, had thrown herself with her boy from the Molurian rock into the sea, both became marine divinities, viz. Ino became Leucothea, and Melicertes became Palaemon. (Apollodorus iii. Metamorphoses by Ovid IV) According to some, Melicertes after his apotheosis was called Glaucus whereas, according to another version, Glaucus is said to have leaped into the sea from his love of Melicertes. The apotheosis was effected by the Nereides, who saved Melicertes, and also ordered the institution of the Nemean games. The body of Melicertes was washed by the waves, or carried by dolphins into port Schoenus on the Corinthian isthmus. There the body was found by his uncle Sisyphus, who ordered it to be carried by Donacinus and Amphimachus to Corinth, and on the command of the Nereides instituted the Isthmian games and sacrifices of black bulls in honour of the deified Palaemon. The Romans identified Palaemon with their own god Portunus, or Portumnus.
3. A son of Hephaestus, or Aetolus, or Lernus, was one of the Argonauts. (Apollodorus i. Argonautica)
4. A son of Heracles by Autonoe, the daughter of Peireus, or by Iphinoe, the daughter of Antaeus. (Apollodorus. ii)
4. One of the sons of Priam. Greek
Pelasgus, the mythical ancestor of the Pelasgians, the earliest inhabitants of Greece who established the worship of the Dodonaean Zeus, Hephaestus, the Cabeiri, and other divinities that belong to the earliest inhabitants of the country. Greek
Pallene, 1. A daughter of Sithon, from whom the town of Pallene in the peninsula of the same name was said to have derived its name.
2. A daughter of the giant Alcyoneus, and one of the Alcyonides. Greek
Pale Fox aka Ogo. Trickster God of the Dogon people.
Pales, a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock. Roman
Pali Kongju, Goddess of healing who rescues souls from the clutches of brutal guards of Hell. Korea
Palici. Twin gods, originating in Sicily. They were sometimes said to have been the sons of Zeus by Thaleia the daughter of Hephaestus, sometimes the sons of Zeus by Aetna. While she was pregnant with the twins, Thaleia, fearing Hera's jealousy hid in the earth and when the time came the twin boys emerged from the ground, which explains their name 'the Returners'. Greek
Pallian, God Australia
Pallas, surname of Athena. In Homer this name always appears united with the name Athena, but in later writers we also find Pallas alone instead of Athena. Plato derives the surname from "to brandish", in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear or aegis, whereas Apollodorus derives it from the giant Pallas, who was slain by Athena. But it is more probable that Pallas is the same word as virgin or maiden. Another female Pallas, described as a daughter of Triton, is mentioned under palladium. Greek
Pallas. A name of Minerva, sometimes called Pallas Minerva. According to fable, Pallas was one of the Titans, of giant size, killed by Minerva, who flayed him, and used his skin for armour; whence she was called Pallas Minerva. More likely the word Pallas is from pallo, to brandish; and the compound means Minerva who brandishes the spear. Greek
Pamphyle. A sorceress who converted herself into an owl (Apuleius). There was another Pamphyle, the daughter of Apollo, who first taught women to embroider with silk.
Pamulak. The creator of the universe, of vegetation and of man. The Bagobo, Philippines
Pan, the great god of flocks and shepherds among the Greeks; his name is probably connected with the verb pasco, so that his name and character are perfectly in accordance with each other. Greek
Pana, Goddess of the weather. Inuit
Panacea, Goddess of health and cures. She was a daughter of the medicine-god Asclepius. Greek
Panao, Creator god, also generic title for deities controlling the natural world, they lived in the mountains. Afghanistan
Pana-ewa, had many bodies. He attacked Hiiaka in his fog body, Kino-ohu, and threw around her his twisting fog-arms, chilling her and choking her and blinding her. He wrapped her in the severe cold mantle of heavy mists. Pacific Islands
Pancabrahma, Collective name for the five aspects of Siva Hindu
Pancamukha-Patradeva, God, a beggar Buddhist
Pancratis, a daughter of Aloeus and Iphimedeia, in the Phthiotian Achaia. Once when Thracian pirates, under Butes, invaded that district, they carried off from Mount Drius the women who were solemnizing a festival of Dionysus. Among them was Iphimedeia and her daughter Pancratis. Greek
Pandara, the Shakti of Amitabha, and a feminine bodhisattva. Buddhist
Pandora, i. e. the giver of all, or endowed with every thing, is the name of the first woman on earth and she plays an important role in numerous versions of the Greek creation myths. Her name means 'all gifts' and reflects her story. Greek
Pandora's Box. A present which seems valuable, but which is in reality a curse; as when Midas was permitted, according to his request, to turn whatever he touched into gold, and found his very food became gold, and therefore uneatable. Prometheus made an image and stole fire from heaven to endow it with life. In revenge, Jupiter told Vulcan to make a female statue, and gave her a box which she was to present to the man who married her. Prometheus distrusted Jove and his gifts, but Epimetheus, his brother, married the beautiful Pandora, and received the box. Immediately the bridegroom opened the box all the evils that flesh is heir to flew forth, and have ever since continued to afflict the world. The last thing that flew from the box was Hope. Greek
Pandrosos, i. e. "refreshing," was a daughter of Cecrops and Agraulos, and a sister of Erysichthon, Herse, and Aglauros. Greek
Paneu. Seven divine brother gods. Kafir, Afghanistan
Pang Che, Goddess of justice. China
Pan-Gu, the Chinese creator god who was born from the Cosmic Egg.
Panic. On one occasion Bacchus, in his Indian expeditions, was encompassed with an army far superior to his own; one of his chief captains, named Pan, advised him to command all his men at the dead of night to raise a simultaneous shout. The shout was rolled from mountain to mountain by innumerable echoes, and the Indians, thinking they were surrounded on all sides, took to sudden flight. Greek
Pansahi Mata, One of the seven mother goddesses who later became regarded as evil Hindu
Pantang Mayang, Goddess of love Borneo
Pantao, the peach of immortality that grew in the garden of Hsi wang mu, “Queen Mother of the West”. When the fruit ripened every 3,000 years, the event was celebrated by a sumptuous banquet attended by the Pa Hsien the “Eight Immortals”. Taoist
Panthera. A hypothetical beast which lived in the East. Reynard affirmed that he had sent her majesty the queen a comb made of panthera bone, “more lustrous than the rainbow, more odoriferous than any perfume, a charm against every ill, and a universal panacea.” France
Panthomorphos. Having all shapes, and therefore mystically the totality of manifested nature as including all beings, things, and shapes. Greek
Pap-nigin-gara, God of war who was lord of the boundary stone. Mesopotamia
Papa. Goddess of the earth Maori
Papang. Creator and sky god who lives in the moon. Australia
Papas, Local god. Phyrgian, Turkey
Papatuanuku, Chthonic mother goddess who evolved spontaneously in the cosmic night. Polynesia
Papaya. One of the deities who awaited the return of Telipinus. Hittite
Papsukkal, Messenger god as well as the gatekeeper for the remainder of the pantheon. Akkadia
Para. In philosophy, infinite, supreme; the final limit. Sanskrit
Para Brahma The supreme god of the Siva Narayanis. Northwest India
Parabrahman, the universal self or spirit and that which is beyond Brahman; the self-enduring, eternal, self-sufficient cause of all, the one essence of everything in the cosmos. Chaldean
Paradise Lost. Satan rouses the panic—stricken host of fallen angels to tell them about a rumour current in Heaven of a new world about to be created. He calls a council to deliberate what should be done, and they agree to send Satan to search out for the new world. Satan, passing the gulf between Hell and Heaven and the limbo of Vanity, enters the orb of the Sun (in the guise of an angel) to make inquiries as to the new planet's whereabouts; and, having obtained the necessary information, alights on Mount Niphates, and goes to Paradise in the form of a cormorant. Seating himself on the Tree of Life, he overhears Adam and Eve talking about the prohibition made by God, and at once resolves upon the nature of his attack. Gabriel sends two angels to watch over the bower of Paradise, and Satan flees. Raphael is sent to warn Adam of his danger, and tells him the story of Satan's revolt and expulsion out of Heaven, and why and how this world was made. After a time Satan returns to Paradise in the form of a mist, and, entering the serpent, induces Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. Adam eats “that he may perish with the woman whom he loved.” Satan returns to Hell to tell his triumph, and Michael is sent to lead the guilty pair out of the garden. Milton
Paradise of Fools. The Hindus, Mahometans, Scandinavians, and Roman Catholics have devised a place between Paradise and “Purgatory” to get rid of a theological difficulty. If there is no sin without intention, then infants and idiots cannot commit sin, and if they die cannot be consigned to the purgatory of evil—doers; but, not being believers or good—doers, they cannot be placed with the saints. The Roman Catholics place them in the Paradise of Infants and the Paradise of Fools.
Paradise and the Peri. The second tale in Moore's poetical romance of Lalla Rookh. The Peri laments her expulsion from Heaven, and is told she will be readmitted if she will bring to the Gate of Heaven the “gift most dear to the Almighty.” First she went to a battle—field, where the tyrant Mahmoud, having won a victory, promised life to a young warrior, but the warrior struck the tyrant with a dart. The wound, however, was not mortal, so “The tyrant lived, the hero fell.” The Peri took to Heaven's Gate the last drop of the patriot's blood as her offering, but the gates would not open to her. Next she flew to Egypt, where the plague was raging, and saw a young man dying; presently his betrothed bride sought him out, caught the disease, and both died. The Peri took to Heaven's Gate the last sigh of that self—sacrificed damsel, but the offering was not good enough to open the gates to her. Lastly, she flew to Syria, and there saw an innocent child and guilty old man. The vesper call sounded, and the child knelt down to prayer. The old man wept with repentance, and knelt to pray beside the child. The Peri offered the Repentant Tear, and the gates flew open to receive the gift.
Paramapadatmavat. That which is of the very essence or nature of high spirit, bordering on the unconditioned nature of the hierarch. Buddhist
Paramasva, great horse god usually depicted trampling four major Hindu deities underfoot. Buddhist
Paramesvar The supreme being of the Chamars. India
Paramita, Descriptive name of a philosophical deity Buddhist
Paraskeva. "Friday". Fertility goddess associated with spinning, water, health, and marriage. Russia
Parasurama, Incarnation of the god of Visnu. Hindu
Pare, Goddess of volcanoes. Polynesia
Parendi, Minor goddess of prosperity associated with accumulating wealth. Hindu
Pariacaca, a god of water and rainstorms and a creator-god. He was born a falcon but later became human. Peru
Pariacaca, Weather god response will for rain and thunder. Inca
Papimany. The country of the Papimans; the country subject to the Pope, or any priest—ridden country, as Spain. Rabelais
Paris. Also called Alexander, was the second son of Priam and Hecabe. Previous to his birth Hecabe dreamed that she had given birth to a firebrand, the flames of which spread over the whole city. This dream was interpreted to her by Aesacus, or according to others by Cassandra, by Apollo, or by a Sibyl, and was said to indicate that Hecabe should give birth to a son, who should bring about the ruin of his native city, and she was accordingly advised to expose the child. Greek
Pariskaravassita, Minor goddess, one of those personifying the discipline of spiritual regeneration. Buddhist
Parjanya, God of rain and the personification of rain clouds. Hindu
Parna-Savari, a healing deity. Buddhist
Parthenos, i. e. the virgin, a surname of Athena at Athens, where the famous temple Parthenon was dedicated to her. Greek
Parthenope, 1. A daughter of Stymphalus, and by Heracles the mother of Eueres. (Apollodorus. ii)
2. A daughter of Ancaeus and Samia, became by Apollo the mother of Lycomedes.
3. One of the Sirens. At Naples her tomb was shown, and a torch race was held every year in her honour.
4. The wife of Oceanus, by whom she became the mother of Europa and Thrace. Greek
Partula, the goddess of pregnancy, who determined the time of gestation. Roman
Parvati. A Hindu goddess. She is the wife of Lord Shiva and the divine mother of Lord Ganesh and Lord Murugan. Some communities also believe her to be the divine sister of Lord Vishnu
Pasiphae, 1. A daughter of Helios and Perseis, and a sister of Circe and Aeetes, was the wife of Minos, by whom she was the mother of Androgeos, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Minotaurus, Acalle, Xenodice, Ariadne, and Phaedra. (Argonautica. Apollodorus i. Metamorphoses by Ovid XV)
2. An oracular goddess at Thalamae in Laconia, was believed to be a daughter of Atlas, or to be the same as Cassandra or Daphne, the daughter of Amyclas. Greek
Pasithea, 1. One of the Charites.
2. A daughter of Nereus and Doris.
3. A Naiad, the wife of Erichthonius and mother of Pandion. (Apollodorus iii, where she is called Praxithea.) Greek
Pasowee. A Jezebel or Aheb demon in the guise of the Queen Of Heaven. Loony
Pasowee, the Goddess of Endurance. Tarot
Pasowee, goddess of health and medicine. Kiowa
Pasowee, the Buffalo Woman. Fuji
Pasupati, God of animals and the protector of cattle. Hindu
Patecatl, a god of healing and fertility, and the discoverer of peyote. Aztec
Patollo, Chief and war god. Baltic
Patricia. Goddess of Luck and Fate. Roman
Patrick and the Serpent. According to tradition, St. Patrick cleared Ireland of its vermin; one old serpent resisted him; but St. Patrick overcame it by cunning. He made a box, and invited the serpent to enter it. The serpent objected, saying it was too small; but St. Patrick insisted it was quite large enough to be comfortable. After a long contention, the serpent got in to prove it was too small, when St. Patrick slammed down the lid, and threw the box into the sea. To complete this wonderful tale, the legend says the waves of the sea are made by the writhings of this serpent, and the noise of the sea is that of the serpent imploring the saint to release it.
Patrimpas , one of the trinity of gods and is the god of spring, joy, peace, maturity, abundance, as well the care of domestic animals, ploughed fields, and crops. Eastern Europe
Patroclus, 1. A son of Heracles by Pyrippe. (Apollodorus. ii)
2. The celebrated friend of Achilles, was a son of Menoetius of Opus, and a grandson of Actor and Aegina, whence he is called Actorides. (Metamorphoses by Ovid VIII) His mother is commonly called Sthenele, but some mention her under the name of Periapis or Polymele. Greek
Pattini, Goddess of summer and another mother goddess. Sri Lanka
Pau Cheng, the fifth of the ten judges in An-fu, the "palace of darkness" or hell. China
Pau-o-palae was clothed with a network of most delicate ferns. She was noted because of her magic power over all the ferns of the forest, and for her skill in using the most graceful fronds for clothing and garlands. Pacific Islands
Paurnamasi, the mother of Sandipani Muni, the spiritual master of Krishna. Paurnamasi makes the arrangements for Radha and Krishna’s pastimes. Hindu
Pautiwa, cloud sender and sun priest of souls. Hopi
Pava, the returning messianic god-spirit who has yet to return. Peru
Pavaka. One of the three personified fires, whether cosmic or human; one of the three sons of Agni-Abhimani and Svaha. Buddist
Pavana, God of the winds, said to be the father of Hanumat or Hanuman, the monkey king who becomes Rama's helper in the Ramayana. Hindu
Pax, a personification of peace. Roman
Pax. The “kiss of peace.” Also a sacred utensil used when mass is celebrated by a high dignitary. It is sometimes a crucifix, sometimes a tablet, and sometimes a reliquary. The pax is omitted on Maundy Thursday, from horror at the kiss of Judas. Hebrew
Pazuzu, a demom invoked for protection against crop pestilence. Babylon
Pegasus. The famous winged horse, whose origin is thus related. When Perseus struck off the head of Medusa, with whom Poseidon had had intercourse in the form of a horse or a bird, there sprang forth from her Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus. The latter obtained the name Pegasus because he was believed to have made his appearance near the sources of Oceanus. Greek
Peirithous, a son of Ixion or Zeus by Dia, of Larissa in Thessaly. He was one of the Lapithae, and married to Hippodameia, by whom he became the father of Polypoetes. Greek
Peitho. The personification of Persuasion (Suada or Suadela among the Romans), was worshipped as a divinity at Sicyon, where she was honoured with a temple in the agora. (The History of Herodotus, VIII) Peitho also occurs as a surname of other divinities, such as Aphrodite, whose worship was said to have been introduced at Athens by Theseus and of Artemis. Greek
Peju'lpe Yukaghir, Guardian spirits, who look at the well being of animals under their care and benevolent to the hunter so long as he observes the rules and kills only when necessary Siberia
Pekko, God responsible for the duration and harvest in the barley, used to make beer. In christianity you may find him with the name of St. Peter Finnish
Peko, God of fertility Estonia
Pelasgus, the mythical ancestor of the Pelasgians, the earliest inhabitants of Greece who established the worship of the Dodonaean Zeus, Hephaestus, the Cabeiri, and other divinities that belong to the earliest inhabitants of the country. Greek
Pele, a goddess of fire, lightning, dance, volcanoes and violence. Hawaii
Peleus, a son of Aeacus and Endeis, was king of the Myrmidons at Phthia in Thessaly. He was a brother of Telamon and step-brother of Phocus, the son of Aeacus, by the Nereid Psamathe. Greek
Pelias, a son of Poseidon (or Cretheus) and Tyro. Greek
Pelias. The huge spear of Achilles, which none but the hero could wield; so called because it was cut from an ash growing on Mount Pelion, in Thessaly. Greek
Pelides. Son of Peleus, that is, Achilles, the hero of Homer's Iliad, and chief of the Greek warriors that besieged Troy.
Pellon Pekko, the god of crops, barley, bear and brewing. Finnish
Pelops,a grandson of Zeus, and son of Tantalus and Dione, the daughter of Atlas. He was thus a great-grandson of Cronos. Some writers call the mother of Pelops Euryanassa or Clytia. Greek
Pemba, God Africa(west)
Pen Annwen. Guardian of the Hallows in the Underworld. Welsh
Penates, the household gods of the Romans, both in regard to a private family and to the state, as the great family of citizens: hence we shall have to distinguish between private and public Penates.
Penelope, a daughter of Icarius and Periboea of Sparta. According to Didymus, Penelope was originally called Ameirace, Arnacia, or Arnaea, and Nauplius or her own parents are said to have cast her into the sea where she was fed by sea-birds from which she derived her name. Greek
Penetralis, a surname or epithet given to the several divinities at Rome, that were worshipped in the Penetrale, or the central part of the house, such as Jupiter, Vesta, the Penates, etc. Greek
Peneus, also called Peneius, a Thessalian river god, and a son of Oceanus and Tethys. (Theogony of Hesiod 343; Metamorphoses by Ovid i.) By the Naiad Creusa he became the father of Hypseus, Stilbe, and Daphne. Cyrene also is called by some his wife, and by others his daughter, and hence Peneius is called the genitor of Aristaeus. Greek
Penglai-Shan, one of the 108 Daoist paradises, the one favoured by the Eight-Immortals. China
Penthesilea, a daughter of Ares and Otrera, and queen of the Amazons. Greek
Peregrinations of the Monad. Used mainly for the post-mortem states and conditions of the spiritual monad plus its movements in and through the solar system guided by certain dominating spiritual-psychological factors, both in the monad itself and in the solar system. Encyclopedic Theosophical
Peparethos, A son of Dionysus by Ariadne. Greek
Peperuna, a thunder goddess and the mother of the sun-goddess Solntse. Her twin brother was the thunder-god Perun. Slavic
Periboea, l. The wife of Icarius, and mother of Penelope.
2. A daughter of Eurymedon, and by Poseidon the mother of Nausithous.
3. A daughter of Acessamenus, and the mother of Pelagon by the river god Axius.
4. A daughter of Alcathous, and the wife of Telamon, by whom she became the mother of Ajax and Teucer. Some writers call her Eriboea.
5. A daughter of Hipponous, and the wife of Oeneus, by whom she became the mother of Tydeus.
6. The wife of king Polybus of Corinth. Greek
Perchta. Fertility goddess who married the Sun and tells fortues. Slavic
Percunatele, the mother of thunder. Polish
Pereplut, goddess of drink and changing fortune. Balkans
Perende, god of storms, thunder and lightning. Albania
Prende, goddess of love and consort of the thunder god Perende. Albanian
Peri, delicate, gentle, fairy—like beings of Eastern mythology, begotten by fallen spirits. They direct with a wand the pure in mind the way to heaven. These lovely creatures, according to the Koran, are under the sovereignty of Eblis; and Mahomet was sent for their conversion, as well as for that of man.
Peucetius. One of the sons of Lycaon, is said to have led, in conjunction with his brother Oenotrus, an Arcadian colony into Italy.
Periclymenus, or Poriclymenus. One of the Argonauts, was a son of Neleus and Chloris, and a brother of Nestor. Greek
Perieres, a son of Aeolus and Enarete, king of Messene, was the father of Aphareus and Leucippus by Gorgophone. (Apollodorus) In some traditions Perieres was called a son of Cynortas, and besides the sons above mentioned he is said to have been, by Gorgophone, the father of Tyndareos and Icarius. Greek
Perimb, Goddess of the moon and supreme being. Brazil
Periphas, 1. One of the sons of Aegyptus. (Apollodorus. ii.)
2. A son of Oeneus.
3. A son of Lapithes in Thessaly.
4. One of the. Lapithae. ( Metamorphoses by Ovid)
5. An Attic autochthon, previous to the time of Cecrops, was a priest of Apollo. 6. A son of the Aetolian Ochesius, fell by the hand of Ares in the Trojan war.
7. A son of Epytus, and a herald of Aeneias.
8. A Greek who took part in the destruction of Troy. Greek
Perit, Goddesses of justice. Illyrian
Periphetes, 1. A son of Hephaestus and Anticleia, was surnamed Corynetes, that is, Club-bearer, and was a robber at Epidaurus, who slew the travellers he met with an iron club. Theseus at last slew him and took his club for his own use.
2. A son of Copreus of Mycenae, was slain at Troy by Hector.
3. A Trojan, who was slain by Teucer. Greek
Perkons, God of thunder who brings beneficial rain and is Fertility god. Latvia
Perkunas, one of the trinity of gods and is the god of the atmosphere and the "waters" of the sky, as well as the fecundity of flora, human morality and justice. Eastern Europe
Perkun Tete, goddess of thunder and lightning identified with the planet Venus. Each night she receives the sun, then returns it the next morning washed and shining. Balkans
Perse, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and wife of Helios, by whom she became the mother of Aeetes and Circe. She is further called the mother of Pasiphae, Perses and Aloeus. Homer and Apollonius Rhodius call her Perse, while others call her Perseis. Greek
Persephone, Goddess of death and spring, queen of the underworld. Greek
Perseus, the famous Argive hero, was a son of Zeus and Danae, and a grandson of Acrisius. Acrisius, who had no male issue, consulted the Pythian oracle, and received the answer, that if Danae should give birth to a son, he would kill his father. Greek
Personal God. A personal anthropomorphic God of theology is a purely human creation for personality is a limitation utterly inconsistent with the nature of the boundless and eternal. This God is merely a reflection of man.
Perun, God of thunder, also creator Russia
Perun, God of war, justice, thunder and lightning. Slavic
Peruwa, God of horses Hittite
Phaedra, a daughter of Minos by Pasiphae or Crete, and the wife of Theseus. She was the stepmother of Hippolytus, the son of Theseus, by Antiope or Hippolyte, and having fallen in love with him he repulsed her, whereupon she calumniated him before Theseus. After the death of Hippolytus, his innocence became known to his father, and Phaedra made away with herself. Greek
Phaea. The name of the sow of Crommyon, which ravaged the neighbourhood, and was slain by Theseus.
Phaeax. A son of Poseidon and Cercyra, from whom the Phaeacians derived their name.
Phaenna, a daughter of Zeus and Eurynome and one of the Charites. Greek
Phanothea, was the wife of the Athenian Icarius. She was said to have invented the hexameter. Porphyrius designates her as the Delphic priestess of Apollo. Greek
Phædria. Handmaid of Acrasia the enchantress. She sails about Idle Lake in a gondola. Seeing Sir Guyon she ferries him across the lake to the floating island, where Cymochles attacks him. Phædria interposes, the combatants desist, and the little wanton ferries the knight Temperance over the lake again. Fairy Tale
Phaethon, that is, "the shining," occurs in Homer as an epithet or surname of Helios, and is used by later writers as a real proper name for Helios (Argonautica. The Aeneid Book V) but it is more commonly known as the name of a son of Helios by the Oceanid Clymene, the wife of Merops. Greek
Phan Ku, God China
Phanebal, Youthful warrior god Semitic
Phanes, A mystic divinity in the system of the Orphics, is also called Eros, Ericapaeus, Himerus Metis, and Protogonus. He is said to have sprung from the mystic mundane egg, and to have been the father of all gods, and the creator of men. Phanes means "Manifestor" or "Revealer," and is related to the Greek words "light" and "to shine forth." Phanes, or the personification of longing love, is first mentioned by Hesiod (Theogony 201), where he and Eros appear as the companions of Aphrodite. Greek
Phantasos, God of dreams by inanimate objects Greek
Pharis, or Phares, a son of Hermes and the Danaid Philodameia, by whom he became the father of Telegone. He is the reputed founder of the town of Pharae in Messenia. Greek
Pharmacides, Goddesses of health and drugs Greek
Phebele, Male god who fathered man Congo
Phegeus, a brother of Phoroneus, and king of Psophis in Arcadia. The town of Phegeia, which had before been called Erymanthus, was believed to have derived its name from him. Subsequently, however, it was changed again into Psophis. Greek
Pheme, the personification of gossip, rumour or report. Homer calls her Ossa (fame) and the Romans Fama, after the Greek Pheme. Greek
Phemius, 1. The famous minstrel, was a son of Terpius, and entertained with his song the suitors in the house of Odysseus in Ithaca.
2. One of the suitors of Helen.
3. The father of Aegeus, and accordingly the grand-father of Theseus. Greek
Phemonoe, a mythical Greek poetess of the ante-Homeric period, was said to have been the daughter of Apollo, and his first priestess at Delphi, and the inventor of the hexameter verse. Greek
Pheres, 1. A son of Cretheus and Tyro, and brother of Aeson and Amythaon; he was married to Periclymene, by whom he became the father of Admetus, Lycurgus, Eidomene, and Periapis. He was believed to have founded the town of Pherae in Thessaly.
2. A son of Jason and Medeia. Greek
Philammon, a mythical poet and musician of the ante-Homeric period, was said to have been the son of Apollo and the nymph Chione, or Philonis, or Leuconoe. Greek
Philomela, 1. A daughter of king Pandion in Attica, who, being dishonoured by her brother-in-law Tereus, was metamorphosed into a nightingale or swallow.
2. The mother of Patroclus, though it should be observed that she is commonly called Polymele.
3. A daughter of Actor, and the 'wife of Peleus, by whom she is said to have been the mother of Achilles.
4. One of the daughters of Priam. Greek
Philosopher's Stone. The original get rich quick scheme. The ancient alchemists thought there was a substance which would convert all baser metals into gold. This substance they called the philosopher's stone.
Philosopher's stone. According to legend, Noah was commanded to hang up the true and genuine philosopher's stone in the ark, to give light to every living creature therein. Hebrew
Philter. A draught or charm to incite in another the passion of love. The Thessalian philters were the most renowned, but both the Greeks and Romans used these dangerous potions, which sometimes produced insanity. Lucretius is said to have been driven mad by a love—potion, and Caligula's death is attributed to some philters administered to him by his wife, Cæsonia.
Philyra, A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and the mother of Cheiron by Cronus. Philyra was an Oceanid and was married to Nauplius and was the goddess of perfume, writing, healing, beauty and paper. Greek
Phineus, 1. A son of Belus and Anchinoe, and brother of Aegyptus, Danaus, and Cepheus.
2. One of the sons of Lycaon.
3. A son of Agenor, and king of Salmydessus in Thrace. Some traditions called him a son of Phoenix and Cassiepeia, and a grandson of Agenor, while others again call him a son of Poseidon. Greek
Phineus. A blind king of Thrace, who had the gift of prophecy. Whenever he wanted to eat, the Harpies came and took away or defiled his food.
Phlegethon, i. e. the flaming, a river in the lower world, is described as a son of Cocytus; but he is more commonly called Pyriphlegethon. It flowed with fire that burned but did not consume fuel. In the Divine Comedy the river is made of boiling blood and is part of the seventh circle of hell, containing the shades of tyrants, murderers, robbers and those guilty of sins involving violence against others. Greek
Phlegra, Macedonia, was where the giants attacked the gods. Encelados was the chief of the giants.
Phlegyas, a king of the Lapithae, a son of Ares and Chryse, the daughter of Halmus, succeeded Eteocles, who died without issue, in the government of the district of Orchomenos, which he called after himself Phlegyantis. Greek
Phlias, a son of Dionysus and Chthonophyle, also called Phlius, was a native of Araithyrea in Argolis, and is mentioned as one of the Argonauts. (Argonautica) According to Pausanias, he was a son of Ceisus and Araithyrea, and the husband of Chthonophyle, by whom he became the father of Androdamas and Hyginus calls him Phliasus, and a son of Dionysus and Ariadne. Greek
Phocus, a son of Ornytion of Corinth, or according to others of Poseidon, is said to have been the leader of a colony from Corinth into the territory of Tithorea and Mount Parnassus, which derived from him the name of Phocis. He is said to have cured Antiope of her madness, and to have made her his wife. Greek
Phobetus, God of dreams by animals Greek
Phoebe, daughter of Uranus and Ge, became by Coeus the mother of Asteria and Leto. According to Aeschylus she was in possession of the Delphic oracle after Themis, and prior to Apollo. Greek
Phobos, the personification of fear, is described as a son of Ares and Cythereia, a brother of Deimos, and is one of the ordinary companions of Ares. Phobus was represented on the shield of Agamemnon, on the chest of Cypselus, with the head of a lion. Greek
Phoebus, God of enlightenment Greek
Phoenix, according to Homer the father of Europa but according to others he was a son of Agenor by Agriope or Telephassa, and therefore a brother of Europa. Greek
Phoenix. Said to live a certain number of years, when it makes in Arabia a nest of spices, sings a melodious dirge, flaps his wings to set fire to the pile, burns itself to ashes, and comes forth with new life, to repeat the former one.
Phooka or Pooka. A spirit of most malignant disposition, who hurries people to their destruction. He sometimes comes in the form of an eagle, and sometimes in that of a horse, like the Scottish kelpie. Irish
Phorbas, a son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas. Greek
Phorcys, an old man ruling over the sea, or "the old man of the sea," to whom a harbour in Ithaca was dedicated. He is described as the father of the nymph Thoosa. Later writers call him the son of Pontus and Gaia and a brother of Thaumas, Nereus, Eurybia, and Ceto. Greek
Phoroneus, a son of Inachus and the Oceanid Melia or Archia, was a brother of Aegialeus and the ruler of Peloponnesus. Greek
Phosphorus, the lightbearer and god of the morning star. To dream of seeing phosphorus is indicative of evanescent joys. For a young woman, it foretells a brilliant but brief success with admirers. Greek
Phrixus, a son of Athamas and Nephele or of Athamas and Themisto and brother of Helle, and a grandson of Aeolus. In consequence of the intrigues of his stepmother, Ino (others state that he offered himself), he was to be sacrificed to Zeus but Nephele removed him and Helle, and the two then rode away on the ram with the golden fleece, the gift of Hermes, through the air. Greek
Phthia. A daughter of Amphion and Niobe. Greek
Phthonus, son of Dionysus and Nyx and the Greek personification of envy. Greek
Phusis, the Protogeos of nature. Mother Nature was one of the first beings to emerge at creation, a primal being of creation and regarded as both male and female. Similar in certain aspects to Gaia, Tethys, Eros and Phanes. Greek
Phul Mata, Mother goddess who became one of the evil ones Hindu/Puranic/Epic
Phyi-Sgrub, Form of the god Yama Buddhist/Tibet
Phyleus, a son of Augeias, was expelled by his father from Ephyra, because he gave his evidence in favour of Heracles. He then emigrated to Dulichium. By Ctimene or Timandra Phyleus became the father of Meges, who is hence called Phyleides. Greek
Phynnodderee [the Hairy—one]. A Manx spirit, similar to the Scotch “brownie,” and German “kobold.” He is said to be an outlawed fairy, and the offence was this: He absented himself without leave from Fairy—court on the great levée—day of the Harvest—moon, being in the glen of Rushen, dancing with a pretty Manx maid whom he was courting.
Physignathos [one who swells the checks]. King of the Frogs, and son of Pelus [mud], slain by Troxartas, the Mouse—king.
Pi Hsia Yuan Chin, Goddess of birth and midwives who brings health and good fortune to the newborn baby. China
Pianan, Minor god of war Aztec
Picullus, god of war and death. Prussia
Picus, a man turned into a woodpecker by Circe for scorning her love. His wife was Canens, a nymph, who killed herself after he was transformed. They had one son, Faunus. Metamorphoses XIV by Ovid Greek/Roman
Picvu'cin, God of hunters who lives in deep ravines, and stays near the forest. Chukchee, Siberia
Pidraya. Goddess of Light or Mist, the eldest of the three daughters of Ba'al, the Storm God and one of the "Perfect Brides". Canaan
Pien Ho. God of jade, jewelers and immortality. China
Pienenkir. Goddess of fertility, nurturing and motherhood. Elamite
Pietas, the goddess of duty to the state, gods and family and a personification of the Roman virtue of piety. Roman
Pikuolis, one of the trinity of gods and is the god of death, the underworld and of evil intent. Eastern Europe
Pilirin. God of fire who taught men to make fire. Australia
Pillan. God of fire, thunder, and war, chief of all the gods. Assisted by hordes of evil spirits he causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, blights crops, creates storms and sends war. Chile
Pillars of Hercules. The opposite rocks at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, one in Spain and the other on the African continent. The tale is that they were bound together till Hercules tore them asunder in order to get to Gades (Cadiz). The ancients called them Calpe and Abyla; we call them Gibraltar Rock and Mount Hacho, on which stands the fortress of Ceuta.
Pilnytis, God of wealth. Lithuania
Piluitus, Fertility god. He was originally a sky or rain-god responsible for bountiful crops. Latvia
Pilumnus, a nature deity, brother of Picumnus. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus. He also taught humanity how to grind grain and sometimes identified as the husband of Danae, and therefore the father of Danaus and the ancestor of Turnus. Roman
Pilzintecutli. Sun dod who demanded daily sacrifices of human hearts and blood. Aztec
Ping-Deng-Wang. "Sinful souls receive punishment starting from the 1st Tribunal right up to the 8th Tribunal according to the nature and severity of their sins but there are others whose sins are much greater - such more sinful souls are sent to my Tribunal to be judged with impartiality. If, after due consideration. I find that the sin is not too great or serious, I will direct that the soul be sent to the 10th Tribunal to await rebirth. I deal with sinful souls impartially." From: White Sun - Tao of Heaven. China
Pinga, a goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld. Inuit
Pisacas, demigods created by Brahma, the creator of the universe. People, with all parts of their bodies smeared with mud; besmearing their friends here and there with mud; speaking, for the sake of love, various beautiful utterances concerning persons having sexual intercourse and the women fit for cohabitation, instigating sex-instinct; saying indecent words and crying aloud - should play. On that day, in the morning, the Pisacas of dreadful sight - the followers of Nikumbha - enter all the human beings. In the evening, they leave the body of one who does so and is bathed and enter that of another, cursing him, who does not do so. Then the bathed persons should worship Kes'ava. Hindu
Pistis. The primordial force of faith. Christian/Gnostic
Pistis Sophia, Gnostic text that relate the Gnostic teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples.
Pistris, Pistrix, Pristis or Pristrix. The sea—monster sent to devour Andromeda. In ancient art it is represented with a dragon's head, the neck and head of a beast, fins for the forelegs and the body and tail of a fish. In Christian art the pistris was usually employed to represent the whale which swallowed Jonah. Greek
Pitane, a daughter of the river god Eurotas, became by Poseidon the mother of Evadne. From her the town of Pitana had its name. Greek
Pitao Cozobi Zapotec, God of corn Mexico
Pitari, Bo benevolent, she's one of the consorts of Siva Hindu/Puranic
Pitri, Pitaras. An order of divine beings in Hindu mythology inhabiting celestial regions of their own, and receiving into their society the spirits of those mortals whose funeral rites have been duly performed.
Pixies. The Devonshire Robin Goodfellows; said to be the spirits of infants who have died before baptism. The Pixy monarch holds his court like Titania, and sends his subjects on their several tasks. The word is a diminutive of Pix, probably the same as Puck.
Piyusaharana, Though obscure, this is a physician god Hindu/Puranic/Epic
Piz. A cacodemon.. Enochian
Plataea, a daughter of Asopus, who had a sanctuary at Plataeae which according to some derived its name from her. Greek
Pleiades, Goddesses of the Pleiades Greek
Plotcock. The old Scottish form of the Roman Pluto, by which Satan is meant.
Pleione, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and mother of the Pleiades by Atlas. Her name means "to increase in number" and her grandson, Hermes, was the god of animal husbandry. Greek
Pleiades, called daughters of Atlas by Pleione or by the Oceanid Aethra, of Erechtheus, of Cadmus or of the queen of the Amazons. Greek
Pleisthenes, a son of Atreus, and husband of Aerope or Eriphyle, the daughter of Catreus, by whom he became the father of Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia. Greek
Pluto, 1. A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and one of the playmates of Persephone.
2. A daughter of Cronos or Himantes, became by Zeus or Tmolus, the mother of Tantalus. Greek
Pluton. The giver of wealth, at first a surname of Hades, the god of the lower world. Greek
Plutus, sometimes also called Pluton, the personification of wealth, is described as a son of Iasion and Demeter. Greek
Pluvius, the sender of rain, a surname of Jupiter among the Romans.
Pmagl. A minor angel. Enochian
Pmox. A minor angel. Enochian
Pmzox. A minor angel. Enochian
Po. In the I Ching "the full manifestation of the kwei" -- the kama-manas or animal soul. Chinese
Po Ino Nogar, the ruler of worlds and inventor of rice who was born amid the clouds. Cambodia
Po Yan Dari, Goddess of healing and diseases. Cambodia
Podaleirius, a son of Asclepius and Epione or Arsinoe, and a brother of Machaon, along with whom he led the Thessalians of Tricca against Troy (Apollodorus iii). He was, like his brother, skilled in the medical art. Greek
Poemander, a son of Chaeresilaus and Stratonice, was the husband of Tanagra, a daughter of Aeolus or Aesopus, by whom he became the father of Ephippus and Leucippus. He was the reputed founder of the town of Tanagra in Boeotia which was hence called Poemandria. When Poemander inadvertently had killed his own son, he was purified by Elephenor. Greek
Poena, a personification of retaliation, is sometimes mentioned as one being, and sometimes in the plural. They belonged to the train of Dice, and are akin to the Erinnyes. Greek
Poeninus, the divinity of the Pennines, Britain. Roman/Celtic
Poldunica, Polednica, Poludnica, Lady Midday. A young girl, a beautiful maiden or a crone who appears at the hottest part of a summer's day. She carries a scythe and will stop people in the field to ask difficult questions and if the person fails to answer a question or is evasive,she will strike them with illness or cut off their head. Germany
Polel, one of the divine twins who, along with Lel, equates to the Greek Pollux. Polish
Poleramma, one of the incarnations of the goddess associated with smallpox. India
Polevik. 'Mistress of the Field'. Slavonic field spirit. She is a trickster who can be propitiated through sacrificial gifts.
Polevoi. A spirit of the fields who appears at noon or sunset as a hideous dwarf with grass for hair and two differently colored eyes. He will lead astray people who wander in the fields. If they fall asleep there, he gives them diseases or rides over them with his horse. Poland
Pollux, one of the Dioscuri. Castor was famous for his skill in taming and managing horses, and Pollux for his skill in boxing. Both had disappeared from the earth before the Greeks went against Troy. Roman
Pollux. The horses of Castor and Pollux. Cyllaros and Harpagos. Seneca and Claudian give Cyllaros to Castor, but Virgil to Pollux. The two brothers mount it alternatively on their return from the infernal regions. Harpagos, the horse from Harpagium in Phrygia, was common to both brothers. Roman
Poloknalai Kafir, Goddess of animals Afghanistan
Poltrimpt, corn god. Baltic
Poludnitsy. Ukranian moon-goddesses.
Polunocnica. 'Lady Midnight'. A demoness said to frighten children at night. She seems to have originally been the third Zorya of midnight with sisters dawn and sunset. Ukranian
Poluvirica. A female forest spirit who appears naked, with a long face, pendulant breasts and three braids of hair down her back. Slavic
Polybotes. One of the giants who fought against the gods. The sea—god pursued him to the island of Cos, and, tearing away part of the island, throw it on him and buried him beneath the mass. Greek
Polycaon, 1. A son of Lelex, brother of Myles, and husband of Messene, the daughter of Triopas of Argos. He emigrated from Laconia to Messenia, which country he thus called after his wife. He was the first king of Messenia.
2. A son of Butes, was married to Euaechme, the daughter of Hyllus. Greek
Polydamna, Goddess of healing and herbs Egypt
Polydora, 1. A daughter of Oceanus and Thetys. (Theogony of Hesiod 354)
2. The mother of Idas and Lynceus. (Argonautica)
3. A daughter of Danaus and the wife of Peneius, by whom she became the mother of Dryops.
4. The daughter of Meleager and Cleopatra, was married to Protesilaus, after whose death she was so much affected by grief that she made away with herself.
5. A daughter of Peleus and Polymela, was a sister of Achilles, and married to Sparcheius or Borus, by whom she became the mother of Menesthius. Greek
Polydorus, 1. A son of Cadmus and Harmonia, was king of Thebes, and husband of Nycteis, by whom he became the father of Labdacus. (Theogony of Hesiod 978 ; Apollodorus iii)
2. The youngest among the sons of Priam and Laotoe, was slain by Achilles. The tragic poets call him a son of Priam and Hecabe. Greek
Polyidus or Polyeidus. 1. A son of Coeranus, a grandson of Abas and a great-grandson of Melampus.
Polyidus or Polyeidus. 2. A son of the Trojan Eurydamas, and a brother of Abas, was slain by Diomedes. Greek
Polymede, a daughter of Autolycus, was married to Aeson, and by him became the mother of Jason. Apollonius Rhodius ( Argonautica) calls her Alcimede. Greek
Polymela, 1. A daughter of Peleus, and the wife of Menoetius, by whom she became the mother of Patroclus. In some traditions she is called Philomela.
2. A daughter of Phylas, was married to Echecles, but became by Hermes the mother of Eudorus.
3. A daughter of Aeolus, was beloved by Odysseus, but afterwards married her brother Diores. Greek
Polymnia, the muse of sacred hymn and eloquence. Greek
Polyphemus, 1. The celebrated Cyclops in the island of Thrinacia, was a son of Poseidon, and the nymph Thoosa.
2. A son of Elatus or Poseidon and Hippea, was one of the Lapithae at Larissa in Thessaly. He was married to Laonome, a sister of Heracles, with whom he was connected by friendship. He was also one of the Argonauts, but being left behind by them in Mysia, he founded Cios, and fell against the Chalybes. Greek
Polyxo, 1. A nymph married to Danaus.
2. The wife of Nycteus and mother of Antiope.
3. One of the Hyades.
4. The nurse of queen Hypsipyle in Lemnos, was celebrated as a prophetess.
5. An Argive woman, who was married to Tlepolemus. Greek
Pomona. The Roman divinity of the fruit of trees, hence called Pomorum Patrona. Her name is evidently connected with Pomum. She is represented by the poets as having been beloved by several of the rustic divinities, such as Silvanus, Picus, Vertumnus, and others. Her worship must originally have been of considerable importance, as we learn from Varro that a special priest, under the name Pomonalis, was appointed to attend to her service. It is not impossible that Pomona may in reality be nothing but the personification of one of the attributes of Ops.
Pon. Supreme creator god. Yukaghir, Siberia
Pongo. The terrible monster of Sicily. A cross between a “land—tiger and sea—shark.” He devoured five hundred Sicilians, and left the island for twenty miles round without inhabitant. This amphibious monster was slain by the three sons of St. George.
Pontus, or Pontos, the Protogonoi and personification of the sea, is described in the ancient cosmogony as a son of Gaea, and as the father of Nereus, Thamnas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia, by his own mother. Hyginus calls him a son of Aether and Gaea, and also assigns to him somewhat different descendants. Greek
Pope. A priest who knocked on the head the ox offered in sacrifice, and cut it up, a very small part being burnt, and all the rest distributed to those concerned in the sacrifice. Wine was poured between the horns, but the priest first sipped it, and all those who assisted him. After the beast had been stunned it was stabbed, and the blood was caught in a vessel used for the purpose, for the shedding of blood was indispensable in every sacrifice. It was the duty of the pope to see that the victim to be sacrificed was without spot or blemish, and to ascertain that it had never been yoked to the plough. The head was crowned with a fillet, and the horns gift. Apparently the Roman soldiers of Pontius Pilate made a mockery imitation of these Roman and Greek sacrifices.
Por, God of the moon. Brazil
Pore, Created the earth and all living things. Guyana
Porphyrion. One of the giants who made war with the gods. He hurled the island of Delos against Zens (Jupiter); but Zeus, with the aid of Hercules, overcame him. Greek
Porthaon. A son of Agenor and Epicaste, was king of Pleuron and Calydon in Aetolia, and married to Euryte, by whom he became the father of Oeneus, Agrius, Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope.
Porthaon. A son of Periphetes.
Portunus, the protecting genius of harbours among the Romans. Greek
Poruthu-madan. Wrestling demon and the nature spirit associated with the air. Tamil
Poseidon, the god of the Mediterranean sea and he is the god of the fluid element. Greek
Pozemne Vile. Earth spirits who live underground in mines and caves and hoard precious metals and jewels. Slavic
Poshjo Akka, Goddess of Winter Saami/Lappland
Posis Das, Sky god Greek
Postvorta, Goddess of childbirth, midwives and the past Roman
Pothos, a personification of love or desire, was represented along with Eros and Himeros, in the temple of Aphrodite at Megara, by the hand of Scopas. Greek
Potina. Goddess of children's beverages. Roman
Potrimpo, God of fertility. Baltic
Poxlom, God of disease, also seen as a fertility god and is often depicted been a hunter. Mayan
Poza Mama, "I am the Gracious Goddess, Who gives the Gift of Joy unto the heart of man: on Earth, I give the Knowledge of the Spirit Eternal; and beyond death, I give peace, and freedom, and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand sacrifice, for behold: I am the Mother of All Living, and My Love is poured out upon the Earth." Gigo
Ppiz Hiu Tec, god of poetry. Mayan
Praamzius, god in charge of the passage of time. Lithuania
Prabha, Goddess of health who hands out divine amulets. India
Prabhakari, goddess of brightness. Buddhist
Prabhakari. Step number three on the path of a fully enlightenment state. Swoyambhu Maha-chaitya
Prabhapala. Protector of light. In Buddhism, the name of a bodhisattva.
Prabhasa, "shining dawn". Attendant god who answered to Indra. Hindu
Prabhu-pada-aghate, the kicking of Lord Jagannatha. Hare Krishna
Prabhavapyaya. That from which all things originate and into which they all resolve at the end of the life cycle. A synonym for Brahman-pradhana. Buddist
Pracanda. Distinctive form of the goddess Durga. Hindu
Prachetas, Pracetas. The preeminently intelligent one; a name of Varuna, the god of water. Sanskrit
Prachetasas, Prachetasah. The preeminently intelligent ones; the ten prachetasas were sons of Prachinabarhis and Savarna, the daughter of the ocean. Sanskrit
Pradipta, transcendental goddess of light. Buddhist
Pradyumna, a son of Krishna and Rukmini who, as a baby, was abducted by the demon Sambara and cast into the sea and swallowed by a fish. The fish was caught and opened and the child was found inside. He was given to a woman in Sambara's house to raise. Narada informed her about the true identity of the child. When Pradyumna grew up, he battled the demon Sambara, defeated him. Pradyumna was later killed in a drunken brawl in his father's court at Dwaraka. Hindu
Pradyumna, an incarnation of Kama, the god of love. Hindu
Prahana or prakriti, matter in its elemental state, is vyaya (perishable) and parinamin, subject to change. However, when Purusha and prakriti are regarded from the standpoint of the periods of manifestation, their aspects become mayavi (illusory), and hence in their interblending actions subject to the modifications of manvantaric evolution. Theosophic
Prahana, Rather important mother goddess Hindu/Puranic/Epic
Prajana, Goddess Buddhist/Mahayana
Prajapati, Primordial being Hindu/Puranic/Vedic/Epic
Prajnantaka, God who is Guardian of the southern direction Buddhist
Prajnaparamita, Goddess, a personification of the religious text Buddhist
Prakde Kafir, Local deity Afghanistan
Pramatha. The tormentors, a class of demons who attend upon Siva. Hindu
Pramlocha, one of the nymphs sent to earth by Kamadeva or Indra to tempt the sage Kandu from his devotions. Hindu
Pramudita, In minor goddess Buddhist/Vajrayana
Pranasakti, Terrifying female deity who rules the centers of physical life Hindu
Pranidhasnaparamita, Philosophical deity Buddhist
Prasannatara, Rather minor goddess who tramples upon some Hindu gods Buddhist/Mahayana
Prasraya. Mother of the Gods. Vedic
Pratibhanakuta, Pinnacle of Eloquence and one the names of the 1000 Buddhas from the Blessed Age. Buddhist
Pratisamvit, Collective name for four goddesses Buddhist
Pratyangira, Goddess of rather terrifying aspect Hindu
Pratyusa, Attendant god of Indra Hindu/Puranic/Epic
Praxidice or Praxadike, Goddess of exacting justice or she who watches that justice is done to men. Greek
Praxithea, 1. A daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia, was the wife of Erechtheus, and mother of Cecrops, Pandorus, Metion, Orneus, Procris, Creusa, Chthonia, and Oreithyia. Some call her a daughter of Cephissus.
2. A daughter of Thespius.
3. A daughter of Leus in Athens, and a sister of Theore and Eubule Greek
Prayer. Not Thine will, but mine, be done.
Pan-religion
Prende, Goddess of love. Albania
Priam, the famous king of Troy, at the time of the Trojan war. He was a son of Laomedon and Strymo or Placia. His original name is said to have been Podarces, i. e. "the swift-footed," which was changed into Priamus, "the ransomed" because he was the only surviving son of Laomedon and was ransomed by his sister Hesione, after he had fallen into the hands of Heracles. Greek
Priapus, Priapos, a son of Dionysus and Aphrodite. Aphrodite, it is said, had yielded to the embraces of Dionysus, but during his expedition to India, she became faithless to him, and lived with Adonis. On Dionysus return from India, she indeed went to meet him, but soon left him again, and went to Lampsacus on the Hellespont, to give birth to the child of the god. Greek
Priparchis, god who weans and cares for pigs and piglets. Slavic
Prithvi, Goddess of the earth. Hindu
Prithu. The favourite hero of the Indian Purânas. Vena having been slain for his wickedness, and leaving no offspring, the saints rubbed his right arm, and the friction brought forth Prithu. Being told that the earth had suspended for a time its fertility, Prithu went forth to punish it, and the Earth, under the form of a cow, fled at his approach; but being unable to escape, promised that in future “seed—time and harvest should never fail.”
Priti, goddess of love and longing. Hindu
Priyadarsana, moon goddess. Priyadarsana declared, "Matter itself is void. Voidness does not result from the destruction of matter, but the nature of matter is itself voidness. Therefore, to speak of voidness on the one hand, and of matter, or of sensation, or of intellect, or of motivation, or of consciousness on the other - is entirely dualistic. Consciousness itself is voidness. Voidness does not result from the destruction of consciousness, but the nature of consciousness is itself voidness. Such understanding of the five compulsive aggregates and the knowledge of them as such by means of gnosis is the entrance into nonduality." The Dharma-Door of Nonduality
Priyavrata, the Bhagavata-Purana states: "Priya-vrata being dissatisfied that only half the earth was illuminated at one time by the solar rays, followed the sun seven times round the earth in his own flaming car of equal velocity, like another celestial orb, resolved to turn night into day." India
Procne, Procne or Prokne was a daughter of Pandion and Zeuxippe. She married Tereus and had one son: Itys. Tereus loved his wife's sister, Philomela. He raped her, cut her tongue out and held her captive so she could never tell anyone. Philomela wove a tapestry that told her story and gave it to Procne. In revenge, Procne killed her son by Tereus, Itys, and fed him to Tereus unknowingly. Greek
Procris, a daughter of Erechtheus in Athens, was married to Cephalus. A second Procris was a daughter of Thespius. Greek
Procris. Unerring as the dart of Procris. When Procris fled from Cephalus out of shame, Diana gave her a dog that never failed to secure its prey, and a dart which not only never missed aim, but which always returned of its own accord to the shooter. Greek
Prometheus, is sometimes called a Titan, though in reality he did not belong to the Titans, but was only a son of the Titan Japetus (Theogony of Hesiod 528) by Clymene, so that he was a brother of Atlas, Menoetius, and Epimetheus (Theogony of Hesiod 507). Greek
Promethean Fire. The vital principle; the fire with which Prometheus quickened into life his clay images. Greek
Promethean Unguent. Made from a herb on which some of the blood of Prometheus had fallen. Medea gave Jason some of this unguent, which rendered his body proof against fire and warlike instruments. Greek
Promise of Odin. The most binding of all promises to a Scandinavian. In making this promise the person passed his hand through a massive silver ring kept for the purpose; or through a sacrificial stone, like that called the “Circle of Stennis.” Norse
Promitor, the goddess of growing plants, particularly cereals, and of motherly love. Roman
Pronoia, the term for providence, usually Divine Providence, in ancient Greek philosophy.
Pronoia, Eros appeared, being androgynous. His masculinity is Himeros, being fire from light. His femininity, innate to him as well, is the soul of blood, the solution of the Pronoia... He is very lovely in his beauty, having charm beyond all the creatures of chaos. Then all the gods and their angels, when they beheld Eros, became enamored. And appearing in all of them Eros set them ablaze. Gaian creation myth
Propator. The Forefather, the primordial or First Logos as distinct from that from which it emanates. Gnostic
Proserpina or Proserpine. One day, as she was amusing herself in the meadows of Sicily, Pluto seized her and carried her off in his chariot to the infernal regions for his bride. In her terror she dropped some of the lilies she had been gathering, and they turned to daffodils. Roman
Proserpine, in Latin Proserpina, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Proserpine's Divine Calidore. Sleep. In the beautiful legend of Cupid and Psyche, by Apuleius, after Psyche had long wandered about searching for her lost Cupid, she is sent to Prosperine for “the casket of divine beauty,” which she was not to open till she came into the light of day. Psyche received the casket, but just as she was about to step on earth, she thought how much more Cupid would love her if she was divinely beautiful; so she opened the casket and found the calidore it contained was sleep, which instantly filled all her limbs with drowsiness, and she slept as it were the sleep of death. Roman
Proteus, the prophetic old man of the sea, occurs in the earliest legends as a subject of Poseidon, and is described as seeing through the whole depth of the sea, and tending the flocks (the seals) of Poseidon. Greek
Protologos. First Logos; the archetypal cosmic man or synthesis of the ten Sephiroth in the Qabbalah. Hebrew
Providentia, Goddess of forethought. Roman
Protogenoi. The first group of beings to come into existence at the beginning of the universe were the Protogenoi - First Born or Primeval and they form the very fabric of the universe and are immortal. The Protogenoi are the gods from which all the other gods descend. Greek
Protogeneia, 1. A daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha. She was married to Locrus, but had no children; Zeus, however, who carried her off, became by her, on mount Maenalus in Arcadia, the father of Opus. According to others she was not the mother, but a daughter of Opus. Eridymion also is called a son of Protogeueia.
2. A daughter of Calydon and Aeolia. Greek
Proxumae, were worshipped in Southern Gaul and were a group of goddesses who were personal guardian.
Prsni, Sutapa and his wife Prsni were instructed by Lord Brahma to have progeny. They performed severe austerities for twelve thousand years of the demigods to have the Lord as their child. Pleased by their austerities the Lord appeared and granted them this benediction. Hindu/Vedic
Prthivi, earth and mother goddess. Hindu
Prthu, creator god, noble king who ruled over India, mentioned in Vedic texts. This deity is head of the solar pantheon and introduced agriculture to humankind. Hindu
Pryderi. The personification of anxiety and a custodian of the cauldron of reincarnation in Caer Pedryfan in Annwn, the Welsh underworld. Welsh
Psamathe, a daughter of Crotopus of Argos. She was loved by the god Apollo and by whom she had a son Linus. Greek
Psecas. One of Diana’s nymphs. Greek
Psilas. "The giver of wings," or "the unbearded," a surname of Dionysus, under which he was worshipped at Amyclae. Greek
Psotnik, Psotnica, elf-like mischievious spirits. Polish
Psycarpax [granary thief]. Son of Troxartas, King of the Mice. The Frogking offered to carry the young prince over a lake, but scarcely had he got midway when a water—hydra appeared, and King Frog, to save himself, dived under water. The mouse, being thus left on the surface, was drowned, and this catastrophe brought about the battle of the Frogs and Mice.
Psyche, that is, " breath" or " the soul," occurs in the later times of antiquity, as a personification of the human soul, and Apuleins relates about her the following beautiful allegoric story. Greek
Psyche. A beautiful maiden beloved by Cupid, who visited her every night, but left her at sunrise. Cupid bade her never seek to know who he was, but one night curiosity overcame her prudence, and she went to look at him. A drop of hot oil fell on his shoulder, awoke him, and he fled. Psyche next became the slave of Venus, who treated her most cruelly; but ultimately she was married to Cupid, and became immortal. Greek
Psychography. Spirit—writing; writing said by spiritualists to be done by spirits.
Psychopomp. A conductor of souls; applied to Charon, Apollo, and especially to Hermes, who was the conductor of souls to Hades or the Underworld and back again, an office assigned by Christians to Jesus Christ after his resurrection. Greek
Ptah, called the world into being, having dreamt creation in his heart, and speaking it, his name meaning opener, in the sense of opener of the mouth. Considered the god of craftsmen, and in particular stone-based crafts. Eventually, due to the connection of these things to tombs the craftsmen regarded him so highly as to say that he controlled their destiny. Egypt
Ptelea. A Hamadryad nymph of the Oak tree.
Pu, god of mercy. China
Puck or Robin Goodfellow, A fairy and merry wanderer of the night, “rough, knurly—limbed, faun—faced, and shock—pated, a very Shetlander among the gossamer—winged” fairies around him. Britain
Pugu. Yet another God of the sun, this one is associated with justice and honourable living, the defender of the oppressed and the punisher of evil deeds. Yukaghir, Siberia
Pudicitia, the personification of modesty and chastity. Roman
Pukkasi, one of the Eight dakinis, minor goddesses or female deities, her right hand holding intestines, her left feeding them into her mouth. Tibet
Pukkeenegak, a goddess of children, pregnancy, childbirth and the making of clothes. Inuit
Punarvasu, refers to the two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini: Castor and Pollux. In Malayalam Punarvasu is termed Punartham. Hindu Zodiac
Pundjel, a creator god who invented most of the skills used by Australian Aborigines, including religious rites. He was very much involved in the initiation of boys into manhood.
Puru kupali The creator god of the Jinini. Australia
Purandhi, Thunder, the lightning's daughter, Aja-Ekapad, heaven's bearer, Sindhu, and the waters of the sea:
Hear all the Gods my words, Sarasvati give ear together with Purandhi and with Holy Thoughts.
With Holy Thoughts and with Purandhi may all Gods, knowing the Law immortal, Manu's Holy Ones,
Boon-givers, favourers, finders of light, and Heaven, with gracious love accept my songs, my prayer, my hymn. The Rig-Veda
Purgatory. The Jewish Rabbi believed that the soul of the deceased was consigned to a sort of purgatory for twelve months after death, during which time it was allowed to visit its dead body and the places or persons it especially loved. This intermediate state they called by various names, as “the bosom of Abraham,” “the garden of Eden,” “upper Gehenna.” The Sabbath was always a free day, and prayer was supposed to benefit those in this intermediate state.
Pururavas and Urvasi. An Indian myth similar to that of “Apollo and Daphne.” Purûravas is a legendary king who fell in love with Urvasi, a heavenly nymph, who consented to become his wife on certain conditions. These conditions being violated, Urvasi disappeared, and Pururavas, inconsolable, wandered everywhere to find her. Ultimately he succeeded, and they were indissolubly united.
Purusa, "Cosmic Man" The great I Am and the self which pervades the universe. His mind is the Moon, his eyes are the Sun, and his breath is the wind. Hindu
Purva Ashada. The Former Unsubdued. You are caring, gentle nature and have many friends. You are a hard worker and will make an excellent manager. You are supportive and generous and go out of your way to help friends. You have a forgiving nature and do not hold grudges against others. You prefer a simple life above fame and fortune. You would make an excellent manager but would rather not take on responsibility. Hindu Zodiac
Purva bhadrapada, Former Beautiful Foot. You are a self sufficient and highly resourceful person. You will be very successful in attracting wealth. You will succeed in attracting a lot of friends, some of them rich and powerful. You are a risk taker and your charming personality often gets you out of tight spots. You are a very adaptable person and can change yourself as the situation warrants. You have very discriminating tastes. Hindu Zodiac
Purva Phalguni is the 11th star of the zodiac. Those born under this constellation are marked by stout body with frequent sweating. This people have an intuitive ability to sense others unspoken problems, for which they extend support without being asked.. This quality earns them a great respect and name. Most of them are famous in one way or other and will excel in one special field. Hindu Zodiac
Purva shadha. The influence of Purvashadha as a birth star makes one able to be independently wealthy, firm in friendship and devotion, reflect on the Divine, but to a young soul, pride and conceit. Hindu Zodiac
Pusan, God of meeting was responsible for marriages, journeys, roads, and the feeding of cattle. He was a psychopomp, conducting souls to the other world. He protected travelers from bandits and wild beasts, and protected men from being exploited by other men. Hindu
Pusi, the family god of Tonuia, the first ancestor. At an opportune time Pusi would bite an enemy and bring upon him a lingering sickness from which he would waste away. Tikopia, Polynesia
Puskaitis, God of fruit and is associated with blossoms. Lithuania
Puspa, goddess of flowers and the natural environment as well as the Bodhisattva of vision and sight. Tibet
Pusti, Goddess of fertility, growth and affirmation. India
Pusya, Goddess of fortune. After performing Sraddha one should pass the night, with effort, in celibacy. When the full-moon night of the Pausa be associated with Pusya, then a person, smeared with the powder of white mustards, should anoint his body with purified butter. Hindu
Puta, Goddess responsible for the proper pruning of trees and shrubs. Roman
Puttam, a malicious imp or ghost who haunts the places where bodies are burned. Hindu
Pwyll. In the tale of Pwyll, the earliest reference to Annwn, the Welsh mythological otherworld, occurs. It is ruled by Arawn, at war with Hafgan. Arawn obtains the help of Pwyll by exchanging kingdoms with him for a year, and Pwyll defeats Hafgan. Welsh
Pyramus. The lover of Thisbë. Supposing Thisbe to be torn to pieces by a lion, he stabbed himself, and Thisbe, finding the dead body, stabbed herself also. Both fell dead under a mulberry—tree, which has ever since borne blood red fruit. Greek
Pyrrha. A daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora, and wife of Deucalion who together with her husband escaped the Great Deluge.
Pyrrha. A daughter of King Creon of Thebes.
Pythia, an ancient Greek priestess at the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. Greek
Python, the famous dragon who guarded the oracle of Delphi, is described as a son of Gaea. He lived in the caves of mount Parnassus, but was killed by Apollo, who then took possession of the oracle. Greek

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