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Nyambe
Nyambe is the supreme creator figure in the traditional religious thought of the Lozi people of western Zambia, especially in the cultural region historically known as Barotseland. He is generally described as the maker …
Aloadae
The Aloadae were Otus and Ephialtes, gigantic twin brothers in Greek mythology. Their name means the “sons of Aloeus,” although several ancient traditions identify Poseidon rather than Aloeus as their biological father. …
Kyllikki
Kyllikki is a human heroine of the Finnish and Karelian oral-poetry tradition, best known as the wife of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala. She is not a goddess, spirit or supernatural creature. Her story belongs to the cycle…
Behemoth
Behemoth is a colossal creature described in the Hebrew Bible, chiefly in the divine speeches of the Book of Job. Its name and nature have been debated for centuries. In the biblical passage, Behemoth is not presented as…
St. Zachary
St. Zachary is a name used for more than one Christian saint, and the identity intended depends on the religious, historical, or liturgical context. The most widely recognized figure is Zachary the priest, the father of …
Tangata-manu
Tangata-manu is the Rapa Nui name commonly translated as “bird-man” or “bird person”. It refers primarily to the winner of an important ritual competition held on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, rather than to a s…
Cuchavira
Cuchavira is a figure associated with the rainbow in the religious traditions of the Muisca, also called the Muysca, an Indigenous people of the Andean highlands of present-day Colombia. She is commonly described as a fe…
Mexitl
Mexitl is a name associated in colonial-era Nahuatl traditions with Huitzilopochtli, the patron deity of the Mexica and one of the most important gods of the Aztec Empire. The name also appears in accounts of the Mexica …
Kokyangwuti
Kokyangwuti, commonly known in English as Spider Grandmother or Spider Woman, is an important female figure in Hopi sacred narrative. She is associated with creation, emergence, wisdom, protection and the guidance of hum…
Kojin
Kojin, more accurately romanised as Kōjin, is a Japanese kami associated chiefly with fire, the hearth, cooking, household protection and the productive life of the community. The name is usually written 荒神, meaning some…
Nyame
Nyame is the supreme creator and sky deity in many Akan religious traditions of West Africa, especially among Akan-speaking peoples in present-day Ghana and parts of Côte d’Ivoire. Akan religion is not based on one unive…