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Anna-perenna
Anna Perenna is a Roman goddess associated with the yearly cycle, continued life and the renewal of time. Her festival was celebrated on 15 March, the Ides of March, with outdoor feasting, drinking, songs and prayers for…
Lir
Lir is a figure of Irish mythology best known as the father of the Children of Lir, the four children transformed into swans in one of Ireland’s most famous tragic legends. He is also associated with the sea through the …
Enepsigos
Enepsigos is a female demon who appears in the Testament of Solomon, a late antique work that presents itself as the account of King Solomon’s dealings with demons. She is associated with changing shape, lunar imagery an…
Barrattiel
Barrattiel is an obscure angelic name found mainly in later angelological and occult lists. Unlike Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, or other angels with substantial scriptural and liturgical traditions, Barrattiel has no widel…
Wuluwait
Wuluwait is a name associated in some modern accounts with Australian Aboriginal mythology, particularly with a spirit or supernatural being connected with rain, weather, or the sky. The identification is uncertain, howe…
Ariconte
Ariconte is a name associated with South American mythological and folkloric material, but its identity is uncertain. Unlike well-attested figures such as Inti, Pachamama, Viracocha or the Mapuche Pillán, Ariconte does n…
Macuiltochtli
Macuiltochtli, whose Nahuatl name means “Five Rabbit,” is a figure associated with drunkenness, pulque and the wider religious symbolism of excess in Aztec and other Nahua traditions. He is commonly connected with the Ce…
Nerrivik
Nerrivik is a figure associated with the sea, marine animals and the survival of human communities in some Inuit traditions. Her name and stories vary across Inuit regions and languages, and she is often identified with …
Izanagi
Izanagi, also known as Izanagi-no-Mikoto, is a major creator kami in Japanese mythology and one of the central figures of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Japan’s earliest surviving mythological and historical chronicles. Tog…
Olorun
Olorun is a supreme divine being in Yoruba religious thought, traditionally associated with the sky, creation, life and the ultimate ordering of the universe. The name is commonly written Ọlọ́run in Yoruba, from elements…
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a mortal king and heroic figure in Greek mythology, best known as the husband of Alcmene and the social father of Heracles. His place in the myth is shaped by a deception: while Amphitryon is away from home…