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Gendenwitha
Gendenwitha is a figure associated in some Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, traditions with the dawn and the Morning Star. Her name appears in several spellings, including Gendewitha and Gendenwitha, and accounts of her ident…
Tamayori-hime
Tamayori-hime is a female kami in Japanese mythology whose name appears in more than one important tradition. The best-known Tamayori-hime is the daughter of Watatsumi, the sea kami, and the younger sister of Toyotama-hi…
Waaq
Waaq, also written Waaqa, is the supreme creator and sustaining power in the traditional religious thought of many Oromo people of the Horn of Africa. Oromo communities are especially associated with Ethiopia and norther…
Adephagia
Adephagia was a Greek personification associated with gluttony, insatiable appetite and excessive eating. Her name, written Ἀδηφαγία in Greek, is generally understood as meaning “insatiability” or “gluttony,” from words …
Ruadán
Ruadán, usually known as Saint Ruadán of Lorrha, is a sixth-century Irish religious figure associated with the early Christian monastery at Lorrha in County Tipperary. He belongs more properly to Ireland’s early medieval…
Djinn
Djinn, also spelled jinn or genie in some contexts, are supernatural beings associated especially with Arabian folklore and Islamic religious tradition. In Arabic, jinn is generally a plural or collective term, while jin…
Amitiel
Amitiel is a name associated in modern angelological and occult writing with an angel of truth, honesty, or sincere communication. Unlike Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, or other well-attested angels, Amitiel does not have a …
To-toro-potaa
To-toro-potaa is a poorly documented name associated with Polynesian mythology. Unlike major Polynesian figures such as Māui, Tangaroa, Tāne, or Tū, To-toro-potaa does not have a widely established body of traditional st…
Tamendonare
Tamendonare is a figure associated with Tupi mythology in Brazil, especially with a traditional story about two brothers, a violent dispute and a catastrophic flood. He is usually presented as the more peaceful and const…
Xipe Totec
Xipe Totec was an important deity in Aztec religion and in the wider religious world of central Mesoamerica. His Nahuatl name is commonly translated as “Our Lord the Flayed One,” a reference to the ritual wearing of huma…
Godasiyo
Godasiyo is a woman associated in some recorded Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, traditions with the beginnings or separation of communities. She is usually described as a leader rather than as a universally recognized goddes…