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St. Remigius
St. Remigius, also known as Saint Rémi or Remy, was a fifth- and sixth-century bishop of Reims whose episcopate became closely associated with the conversion of the Frankish king Clovis I to Nicene Christianity. In Chris…
Makemake
Makemake is one of the principal deities of Rapa Nui, the Polynesian culture of Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific. In traditional accounts, he is associated with creation, fertility, the sea, and the birds whose …
Kuat
Kuat is a name associated with the Sun in mythic traditions of Indigenous peoples in Brazil, especially in accounts connected with the Upper Xingu cultural region. He is often described together with Iae, or a similarly …
Pulque
Pulque is a fermented alcoholic drink made from the sweet sap of the maguey, or agave, plant. In the religious traditions of central Mexico, especially those associated with the Mexica—often called the Aztecs—pulque was …
Dayunsi
Dayunsi is a name commonly used in English-language discussions of a Cherokee creation figure identified in Cherokee tradition as a water beetle. In one important earth-diver narrative, Dayunsi dives beneath the primordi…
Oni
Oni are frightening supernatural beings in Japanese mythology, folklore and religious imagination. They are often portrayed as large, muscular humanoids with horns, brightly coloured skin, sharp fangs and an iron club, b…
Raluvhimba
Raluvhimba is a divine figure associated with the religious traditions of the Venda-speaking people of southern Africa, especially communities in the Limpopo region of South Africa and neighbouring areas of Zimbabwe. He …
Aglaurus
Aglaurus, also written Aglauros or Aglaura, is a figure in Greek mythology associated with Athens, the Acropolis and the royal family founded by Cecrops. She is best known as one of the daughters of Cecrops who were entr…
Nemain
Nemain is a figure of Irish mythology associated with war, terror and the violent confusion of battle. Her name appears in medieval Irish literature alongside those of Badb, Macha and the Morrígan, although the relations…
Thunderbird
The Thunderbird is a powerful supernatural bird or bird-like being found in the traditional religious and cultural traditions of several Indigenous peoples of North America. It is not a single creature with one universal…
Araton
Araton is an obscure and uncertain angelic name. It does not belong to the established angelologies of the Bible, the Qur’an, or the principal Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. In modern occult and esoteric list…