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Umvelinqangi
Umvelinqangi is a supreme or creator figure in some Zulu religious traditions of southern Africa. The name is commonly associated with the “First One” or “First Origin,” and Umvelinqangi is often described as a heavenly …
Aeacus
Aeacus (Greek Aiakos) is a heroic king of Greek mythology, especially associated with the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. Son of Zeus and the river god’s daughter Aegina, he was remembered as a ruler of exceptional…
Paha
Paha is a Finnish word meaning “evil,” “bad” or “the evil one.” In discussions of Finnish mythology and folklore, it may be presented as a named supernatural being, but its status requires care. Paha is not securely docu…
Golem
The golem is an artificial human figure from Jewish religious folklore, most strongly associated with the creation of a being from clay or earth through sacred names, Hebrew letters, and ritual knowledge. Unlike a demon …
Amriel
Amriel is a name associated with an angel in some modern esoteric and occult classifications, especially lists that assign angels to the months of the year. Unlike Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, or other figures with well-es…
Te Tuna
Te Tuna is a name associated with powerful eel figures in Polynesian mythology, especially traditions from Aotearoa New Zealand and Samoa. The expression is not always the name of one universally defined being. In Māori,…
Sigu
Sigu is an obscure and uncertain name associated in some modern references with South American mythology. Unlike well-documented figures such as the Guaraní Pombero, the Andean Supay or the Mapuche Pillán, Sigu does not …
Tzitzimitl
Tzitzimitl is the singular form of tzitzimime, a Nahuatl term for dangerous supernatural beings associated with the stars, darkness and cosmic disorder in central Mexican religious traditions. They are most often discuss…
Gaoh
Gaoh, also written Gǎ-oh, Ga-oh or Gaho in English-language sources, is a giant spirit associated with the winds in traditions commonly described as Iroquois mythology. He is most often presented as the master or keeper …
Takami-musubi
Takami-musubi is a primordial kami of Japanese mythology, best known from the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. His name is also written Takamimusubi, Takami-musubi-no-kami, or Takamimusuhi-no-kami. He is associated with the gener…
Unkulunkulu
Unkulunkulu is a major ancestral and creator figure in Zulu religious tradition. The name is commonly associated with the “greatest one,” the “very great ancestor,” or the first human ancestor, although its exact meaning…