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Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7447A Mong (Other mythologies)
A Mong and her brother Lan-yien are a pair of ancestor deities. They possess a magic drum with which they protect themselves (Karen, Burma).
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7456Hpi Bi Yaw (Other mythologies)
Among the Karen of Burma, a goddess of agriculture who promotes the fertility of the crops and the rice fields.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7452Katarwiri (African mythology)
A malevolent river-goddess of the Ashanti and Tshi of Ghana. She is the wife of the river-god Tando.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7451Nanen (Other mythologies)
An earth-goddess of Brazil.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7455Pyatnitsa Prascovia (Other mythologies)
A Russian goddess of the harvest.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7450Sigrutan (Other mythologies)
A spirit who ensnares people by the neck, causing them to die by strangulation (Isneg, Philippines).
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7453Tando (African mythology)
A river-god of the Ashanti and Tshi of Ghana. He is the husband of the malevolent river-goddess Katarwiri.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7449Tenye Te'en (African mythology)
The Nigerian goddess of marital fidelity.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7448Topétine (Other mythologies)
The goddess of fire, mother of nU'tapa. She assumes to shape of a jaguar.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7454Tsiyayoji (Native American mythology)
'Meadowlark Woman.' Tsiyayoji provides the ashes that are necessary to render enemy scalps harmless.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7458Zat-badar (African mythology)
The goddess of the sun of the Axumite religion, Ethiopia. Zat-badar was known as early as the fifth century BCE.
Micha F. Lindemans2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7457'Uwardaw (African mythology)
A goddess of nature among the Maguzawa (Hausa) people of Nigeria.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-11-17T00:00:00Z2007-11-17T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7446bhūt (General folklore )
In Indian belief, bhūt is the general term for a malignant ghost, specifically the spirit of a man who has died by accident, suicide, or capital punishment. It has no shadow, speaks with a nasal twang, and is afraid of burning turmeric. These ghosts.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-11-17T00:00:00Z2007-11-17T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7444Face of Glory (Hindu mythology)
Also known as Kīrttimukha, the face of a lion-headed monster which embodied the destructive power of the universal god. It was the only part which survived his self-consumption. The Face of Glory has become a symbol of protective wrath, but does not.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-11-17T00:00:00Z2007-11-17T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7445Kīrttimukha (Hindu mythology)
The face of a lion-headed monster, created by Shiva when he was challenged by Jalandhara. It embodies the powers of the universal god. The ravenous monster intended to devour Rāhu but when he was deprived of his prey, Shiva suggested he feed on his .
Micha F. Lindemans2007-09-16T00:00:00Z2007-09-16T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7443miri (Other mythologies)
The female shaman of the Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh (Himalayas). She is consulted in case of illness and, by looking at a set of leaves or the liver of a chicken, is able to distinguish if the illness has a natural or supernatural cause. ...
Micha F. Lindemans2007-09-03T00:00:00Z2007-09-03T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7442Mother Dao (Other mythologies)
The creator-goddess of the Indonesian island of Nias. She created the Earth by collecting all the dirt of her body and kneading it into a small ball on her knee. She became pregnant and gave birth to a man and a women, and they became the ...
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-30T00:00:00Z2007-07-30T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7441cìrein cròin (General folklore )
A fabulous sea-monster in Scottish Gaelic tradition, reputed to be the largest of all creatures and capable of devouring seven whales. In songs and legends it is variously known as cuartag mhòr a' chuain ('great whirlpool of the ocean'), mial mh
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7438Äi (General folklore )
In southern Estonia, the daughter of the devil. In Finnish folklore she is called Ajatar.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7440Adiri (Other mythologies)
In Kiwai belief, the afterworld, the land of the dead where life is similar but easier than life on earth. Adiri used to be a barren place, inhabited only by Adíri and his daughter Díviro. When Sído, the first man, died he opened the
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7439Qudlivun (Native American mythology)
The afterworld of the Central Inuit. It is a happy land in the sky full of games and pleasure.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-21T00:00:00Z2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7437Ajatar (General folklore )
In Finnish folklore, an evil female spirit of the woods who suckles snakes and produces diseases. She may be of Lithuanian origin (see Aitvaras). In southern Estonia she is called Äi.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-21T00:00:00Z2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7436Akhtya (Persian mythology)
In Zoroastrianism, the chief of the yatus or sorcerers.
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-21T00:00:00Z2007-07-22T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7435Alburz (Persian mythology)
In Persian mythology, a sacred mountain, the first mountain, around which the sun and the moon revolved. Light shone out of it and light was absorbed by it, but on the mountain itself it was never dark. The dwelling of Mithra was located upon it, ...
Micha F. Lindemans2007-07-21T00:00:00Z2007-07-21T00:00:00Z2009-02-11T12:02:07Ztag:pantheon.org,2004:article7434cuachag (General folklore )
A water-sprite or fuath of the Scottish Highlands. Loch Cuaich, south-west of Kingussie, is named for this fuath.