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Pachacamac
Pachacamac was a major deity and oracle of the central Peruvian coast, worshipped at the large ceremonial centre now known as Pachacamac, south of modern Lima. Although often described as an Inca god, Pachacamac was prob…Chalchiuhtecólotl
Chalchiuhtecólotl is an obscure figure associated with Nahua, especially Mexica or “Aztec,” religious traditions. The name is commonly translated as “Precious Owl” or “Jade Owl,” from Nahuatl elements connected with a pr…
Uncegila
Uncegila, also written Unhcegila, is a great serpent or water monster found especially in Lakota traditional narratives. The name is often rendered in English as “the great serpent,” although translations and spellings v…
Daikoku
Daikoku, more fully Daikokuten (大黒天), is a Japanese Buddhist deity associated with prosperity, food, agriculture, household abundance and good fortune. He is commonly shown as a broad-faced figure standing on rice bales,…
Andriambahomanana
Andriambahomanana is a figure associated with Malagasy mythology, the traditional religious and storytelling cultures of Madagascar. He is commonly described in modern summaries as the first human or an early ancestor of…
Britannia
Britannia is the Roman personification of Britain and the province that Rome established in parts of the British Isles. She is usually represented as a helmeted woman seated beside a shield, holding a spear or military s…
Ilmatar
Ilmatar is a female figure in Finnish mythology best known from the Kalevala, the national epic compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the nineteenth century. She is described as a maiden of the air and as the mother of Väinämöine…
Naamah
Naamah is a name associated with several different women and supernatural figures in Jewish tradition. In the Hebrew Bible, Naamah is the sister of Tubal-cain and one of the few women named in the genealogies of Genesis.…
Camael
Camael is a name used in several later systems of angelology, especially Christian occultism, Renaissance esotericism and modern interpretations of Kabbalistic symbolism. He is commonly presented as a powerful angel asso…
Mopaditis
Mopaditis is a very obscure name associated in some modern reference lists with Australian Aboriginal mythology. Its identity, cultural origin and traditional role are uncertain. Unlike well-documented figures such as Ba…
Paricia
Paricia is a little-known figure associated in some modern accounts with Inca mythology, particularly with rain, floods and the destruction of an early human age. The evidence for Paricia is limited, however. Unlike bett…