Gabriel
Gabriel (man of God) In Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mythology, archangel. Feast: 18 March in the Western church. Gabriel plays a prominent role in the…
Month: September 2017
fasces
fasces (bundles) In ancient Roman ritual, birch or elm rods held together by a red thong. Fasces were carried by lictors as the symbol of…
Far Darria
Far Darria In Irish folklore, a fairy who wears a red cap and coat and spends his time at practical joking, especially of a gruesome…
Farbauti
Farbauti (cruel striker) In Norse mythology, the father of Loki, the fire-trickster god. Loki’s mother was the giantess Laufey, or Nal. Farbauti appears in the…
Faran
Faran In African mythology (Songhai of the upper Niger), hero who fought the water spirit Zin-Kibaru. Each night Zin-Kibaru would play his guitar, enticing fish…
Fan-Wang
Fan-Wang In Chinese mythology, a creator god who hatched the universe from a cosmic egg. Fan-Wang is also found in Chinese Buddhist mythology, not, however,…
Fama
Fama (reputation, report) In Roman mythology, goddess of fame; equivalent to the Greek goddess Pheme. She was sometimes portrayed blowing a trumpet. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of…
Faith, Hope, and Charity, Sts.
Faith, Hope, and Charity, Sts. (second century?) In medieval Christian legend, the three saints were believed to be the children of St. Sophia (holy wisdom).…
Fafnir
Fafnir In Norse mythology, a dragon guardian of gold, son of Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Otter. He was slain by the hero Sigurd,…
Fabiola, St.
Fabiola, St. (bean grower) (died 399) In Christian legend, friend of St. Jerome. Feast, 27 December. Fabiola had divorced her drunken husband and remarried. After…