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

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  1. Zaabo. A minor angel. Enochian
  2. Zabo. A minor angel. Enochian
  3. Zaba, God of war. Hurrite-Sabir
  4. Zababa, an Akkadian war god. He was also adopted by the Hittites, who brought his worship to Anatolia.
  5. Zabi. In the morning, when she wakes, the particles of musk are lying over her bed. She sleeps much in the morning; she does not need to gird her waist with a working dress. She gives with thin fingers, not thick, as if they were the worms of the desert of Zabi. In the evening she brightens the darkness, as if she were the light-tower of a monk. Ancient Arabia
  6. Zabian, a worshipper of the sun, moon, and stars. The Chaldees and ancient Persians were Zabians.
  7. Zacynthus. A son of Dardanus of Psophis who is said to have led a colony to the island of Zacynthus, which derived its name from him. Greek
  8. Zadkiel. Angel of the planet Jupiter. Jewish
  9. Zagan. He is a Great King and President, appearing at first in the Form of a Bull with Gryphon's Wings; but after a while he putteth on Human Shape. He maketh Men Witty. He can turn Wine into Water, and Blood into Wine, also Water into Wine. He can turn all Metals into Coin of the Dominion that Metal is of. He can even make Fools wise. He governeth 33 Legions of Spirits. The Lesser Key Of Solomon
  10. Zagreus, a surname of the mystic Dionysus, whom Zeus, in the form of a dragon, is said to have begotten by Persephone, previously to her being carried off by Pluto. Greek
  11. Zaguguayu A creator god of the Guarayu whose brothers are Abaangui and Mbir. Bolivia
  12. Zahr'iil- The underworld bride of Hibil-Ziwa who hovers over the bed of the pregnant women. Early Nazorean
  13. Zaka, Agriculture god Haiti/Vodun
  14. Zakar, god of dreams as messages from the gods. Babylonian
  15. Zakkum. A tree growing in the Muhammadan hell, from which a food is prepared for the damned of inexpressible bitterness. “How will it be for him whose food is Zakkum?”— The Koran.
  16. Zal. Son of Sâm Nerimân, exposed on Mount Elburz, because he was born with white hair, and therefore supposed to be the offspring of a deer. He was brought up by the wonderful bird Seemurgh, and when claimed by his father, received from the foster—bird a feather to give him insight into futurity. Persian
  17. Zalmoxis, a legendary social and religious reformer, regarded as the only true god by the Thracian Dacians. According to Herodotus (IV), the Getae, who believed in the immortality of the soul, looked upon death merely as going to Zalmoxis, as they knew the way to become immortals. Greek
  18. Zam, the Indo-Iranian concept for "earth", prototyped as a chemical element in ancient philosophy, and as a minor divinity in Zoroastrianism and later Persian mythology.
  19. Zamama, a Hittite war god. His Hurrian name was Astabis.
  20. Zamba A god of the Yaunde who created the earth. Cameroon and Zaire
  21. Zambi, the uncreated Supreme Being,
      "Just Zambi is who govern the world
      Just Zambi knows how govern
      Zambi is who gave the star"
      Umbanda, Afro-Brazilian
  22. Zan-Hazazban. A spirit ruling over a purgatory. Early Nazorean
  23. Zanaharibe The ruler of the Zanahary. His wife is Andriamanitra. Madagascar
  24. Zanahary, the creator gods in the indigenous mythology of Madagascar. Some Zanahary gods are good, while others are evil; some are male, and others are female.
  25. Zanclus. A mythical king, and son of Gegenus, from whom the town of Zancle in Sicily derived its name.
  26. Zanclus. A mythical king, and son of Gegenus, from whom the town of Zancle in Sicily derived its name.
  27. Zaoo Gongen. The spirit of ascetic training. Japan
  28. Zaoshen aka Zaojun, God of kitchens. China
  29. Zepar. He is a Great Duke, and appeareth in Red Apparel and Armour, like a Soldier. His office is to cause Women to love Men, and to bring them together in love. He also maketh them barren. He governeth 26 Legions of Inferior Spirits. Goetia
  30. Zaramama, ("grain mother") or Mama Zara was the Inca mythology goddess of grain. She was associated with maize that grew in multiples or were similarly strange. These strange plants were sometimes dressed as dolls of Zaramama. She was also associated with willow trees. Peru
  31. Zara-ma-yha-who, a little red man, about 4 feet tall, with a large head and mouth. The tips of the fingers and toes were shaped like the suckers of an octopus. They lived in wild fig trees and capture their prey by dropping on passers-by. A Zara-ma-yha-who might jump on top of the person and drain their blood with their hands and feet. Their victims rarely died from the initial encounter, but because the person was left in a weak and helpless state, the yara-ma-yha-who would return later and swallow the victim. It then drank water and took a nap. When it awoke, it would regurgitate the undigested portion of its meal, which, if the meal was a person, that person would still be alive. Aboriginal
  32. Zaria, Goddess of beauty Slavic
  33. Zarnaah. An angelic king, ruling in the North. Enochian
  34. Zarpandit aka Zerbanit, Zerbanitu, Zerpanitum, and Beltis. Babylonian Goddess worshipped nightly at the appearance of the moon.
  35. Zarpanitu. A birth goddess and a consort of Marduk. Babylonian
  36. Zars. White faced spiritual beings which parallels the activities of people, and sometimes interacts with people. Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
  37. Zarya, Goddess of healing waters Slavic
  38. Zashapuna, Tutelary god of the town of Kastama Hittite
  39. Zashiki Warashi. A house spirit whose presence brings prosperity. Japan
  40. Zarzi. A minor angel. Enochian
  41. Zarzilg. An angelic king, ruling in the East-South-East. Enochian
  42. Zazi. A minor angel. Enochian
  43. Zarpandit, aka Zerbanit, Zerbanitu, Zerpanitum, and Beltis. Goddess of pregnancy and birth, consort of Marduk. Assyria/Babylon
  44. Zayahung Yihé Zayasha, the creating great one, who has created. This is at present the hedgehog, and in Buriat religion he is the wisest of all the deities, though greatly supplanted by other gods.
  45. Zayang Sagan Tengeri, the creator of the pure heaven. Buriat
  46. Zdaxg . A minor angel. Enochian
  47. Zdxg . A minor angel. Enochian
  48. Zedekiel. The angel of Jupiter. Enochian
  49. Zinggen. An angelic king, ruling in the West-North-West. Enochian
  50. Zelus. The personification of zeal or strife, a son of Pallas and Styx, and a brother of Nice. Greek
  51. Zem. The sacred well of Mecca. According to Arab tradition, this is the very well that was shown to Hagar when Ishmael was perishing of thirst. Mecca is built round it.
  52. Zeme Mate, Creator of earth Latvia
  53. Zemlya Syra See Mat
  54. Zemyna, Goddess of childbirth and life Lithuania
  55. Zena. The following Conjuration must be recited secretly over the swords:
      "I conjure you, O sword, by the three Holy Names, ALBROT, ABRACADABRA, JEOVA! Be thou my fortress and defence against all enemies, visible and invisible, in every magical work. By the Holy Name SADAY, which is great in power, and by these other names, CADOS, CADOS, CADOS, ADONAY, ELOY, ZENA, OTH, OCHIMANUEL, the First and the Last, Wisdom, Way, Life, Virtue, Chief, Mouth, Speech, Splendour, Light, Sun, Fountain, Glory, Mountain, Vine, Gate, Stone, Staff, Priest, Immortal, MESSIAH, Sword, do thou rule in all my affairs and prevail in those things which oppose me. Amen. Ceremonial Magic
  56. Zendou Ki. A protecter spirit who, along with Myodou Ki, protects En no Gyoja. Japan
  57. Zeoteus. A son of Tricolonus, and founder of the town of Zoetia in Arcadia.
  58. Zephon [scarcher of secrets ]. The cherub despatched by Gabriel to find Satan, after his flight from hell. Ithuriel goes with him. Milton: Paradise Lost, iv.
  59. Zephyritis. A surname of Aphrodite, derived from the promontory of Zephyrium in Egypt.
  60. Zephyrus, the personification of the west wind, is described by Hesiod as a son of Astraeus and Eos. Greek
  61. Zervan, Zurvan, Zrvan. The god of time in Persian literature. Identified in the Greek texts with Chronos and, in the Roman world, with Saturn.
  62. Zerynthia. A surname of Aphrodite, from the town of Zerinthus in Thrace, where she had a sanctuary said to have been built by Phaedra.
  63. Zetes, a son of Boreas and Oreithyia, and a brother of Calais. Zetes and Calais, called the Boreadae, are mentioned among the Argonauts ( Apollodorus i.), and are generally described as winged beings though some say that they had wings at their heads and feet and others that they had them only at their feet or at their shoulders. Greek
  64. Zethus, a son of Zeus and Antiope, at Thebes, and a brother of Amphion. According to some he was married to Aedon, and according to others to Thebe. Greek
  65. Zeus, the greatest of the Olympian gods, and the father of gods and men, was a son of Cronus and Rhea, a brother of Poseidon, Hades (Pluto), Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and at the same time married to his sister Hera. Greek
  66. Zeuxippe, a sister of Pasithea or Praxithea, was a Naiad and married to Pandion, by whom she became the mother of Procne, Philomela, Erechtheus and Butes. Greek
  67. Zha-Zha. Angels which come against those who send the evil eye against the Baptized. Early Nazorean
  68. Zhir u Zahrun, means" "the Illuminated and the Illuminating." Early Nazorean
  69. Zhongguei, God of examinations China
  70. Zibelthiurdos, a Madeupian storm god
  71. Zicum aka Zikun, Zigara, the primeval goddess, the mother of Anu and the gods. Babylonian
  72. Zig. A prodigious cock, which stands with its feet on the earth and touches heaven with its head. When its wings are spread it darkens the sun, and causes a total eclipse. This cock crows before the Lord, and delighteth Him. Babylonish Talmud
  73. Zihrun. The great mystery of Radiance. Revealer and opener of radiance and light. Early Nazorean
  74. Zipacna God of the dawn who, every morning, trys to destroy the stars. Mayan
  75. Zipaltonal, Female spirit who is the creator of all earth. Nicaragua
  76. Zipanu, goddess of beauty and love, associated with Turan, the love goddess. Etruscan
  77. Ziracah. An angelic king, ruling in the South. Enochian
  78. Zirna. Etruscan Moon Goddess, usually depected wearing a half moon around her neck.
  79. Zirza. A minor angel. Enochian
  80. Zisa, Goddess of autumn germanic
  81. Ziva, Goddess of long life Slavic
  82. Ziva Siva, Goddess of life Slavic
  83. Ziv-Hai. Radiance of Life, one of the four sons of perfection behind the north star. Early Nazorean
  84. Ziza. A minor angel. Enochian
  85. Zizilia, Goddess of love and sexuality Poland
  86. Zodiac. An imaginary belt or zone in the heavens, extending about eight degrees each side of the ecliptic. Very useful for extracting money from the gullible.
      
      Signs of the Zodiac. The zodiac is divided into twelve equal parts, proceeding from west to east; each part is thirty degrees, and is distinguished by a sign. Beginning with
      “Arie,” we have first six northern and then six southern signs— i.e. six on the north side and six on the south side of the equator; beginning with
      “Capricornus,” we have six ascending and then six descending signs— i.e. six which ascend higher and higher towards the north, and six which descend lower and lower towards the south. The six northern signs are:
      Aries (the ram),
      Taurus (the bull),
      Gemini (the twins),
      spring signs; Cancer (the crab),
      Leo (the lion),
      Virgo (the virgin), summer signs. The six southern are:
      Libra (the balance),
      Scorpio (the scorpion),
      Sagittarius (the archer), autumn signs;
      Capricornus (the goat),
      Aquarius (the water—bearer) and
      Pisces (the fishes), winter signs. (Greek, zo—on, living creatures.)
  87. Zonget, a Mansi nature goddess. Siberia
  88. Zongetisk. An angelic king, ruling in the Aspect of Venus. Enochian
  89. Zosteria. A surname of Athena among the Epicnemidian Locrians.
  90. Zosterius, occurs as a surname of Apollo in Attica. Greek
  91. Zouchoten or Zochoten, "one who expands, one who enlarges;" a reference to his role in helping people expand wisdom and increase moderation. Relieves people of their suffering by helping them to expand their wisdom. Buddhist Guardian of East
  92. Zophiel. An angelic scout of “swiftest wing.” The word means “God's spy.” (Milton: Paradise Lost)
  93. Zoria, The three Slavic dawn goddesses. Utrennyaya was the morning star, Vechernyaya the evening star, and Polunochnaya the midnight star. Their duty was to guard a chained dog who continually tries to break loose and eat the constellation Ursa Minor, the bear. If this should happen, the universe would end.
  94. Zorya, Dawn. either Sun's mother or older sister. Slavic
  95. Zu, a lesser divinity of Akkadian mythology, and the son of the bird goddess Siris. Both Zu and Siris are seen as massive birds who can breathe fire and water, although Zu is alternately seen as a lion-headed eagle
  96. Zu. A minor god who steals the tablets of destiny from Enlil while he was washing. He was killed by Lugalbanda who was sent by the gods to retrieve the tables of destiny. Babylonian
  97. Zulal. That stream of Paradise, clear as crystal and delicious as nectar, which “the spirits of the just made perfect” drink of.
  98. Zume Chief god and god of storms, thunder, and lightning. Topana Brazil
  99. Zumiang-Nui The pre-existent female whose husband was Shuzanghu. They were the parents of Subbu-Khai-Thung, the earth, and Jongsuli-Young-Jongbu, the sky. The Chammai, Northeastern India
  100. Zouchou Ten, attended by demons, is one of the sixteen heavenly deities protecting Hannya. Japan
  101. Zurchol. An angelic king, ruling in the South-South-East. Enochian
  102. Zurvan, God of infinite time Persia
  103. Zurvan, the Father of Light, the Great Life, the Palmtree. Early Nazorean
  104. Zuzeca The Snake, an animistic spirit who is the father of lies patron of hidden things and a keeper of concealed knowledge. Lakota
  105. Zuzum Kafir See Nong
  106. Zvezda Dennitsa, Morning star goddess Slavic
  107. Zvonimir, a personification of peace. Croatian
  108. Zvonimira sister of Zvonimir who stands in on windy days. Croatian
  109. Zvonko, a minor god of wind chimes and peace. Croatian
  110. Zvoruna, Goddess of the hunt and of animals Lithuania
  111. Zvoruna, God of hunting Slavic
  112. Zyanya, a goddess who will be here always and forever. Native American
  113. Zygia. And Zygius, are surnames of Hera and Zeus, describing them as presiding over marriage. Greek
  114. Zygmunt, the personification of victory. Polish
  115. Zywie, Goddess of health and healing. She is associated as the spirit of the dead worshipped by the Lusatians, and is also the goddess of regeneration and rebirth. Poland
  116. Zzurchol. An angelic king, ruling in the South-South-West. Enochian