Ajax
Ajax (of the earth?) In Greek and Latin mythology, Latin form of the Greek Aias, a great hero of the Trojan War. Ajax was the…
Month: September 2017
Airyaman
Airyaman In Persian mythology, god of healing, invoked against disease, sorcerers, and Demons. The good god, Ahura Mazda, called on Airyaman to help expel disease.…
Aiomun Kondi
Aiomun Kondi In the mythology of the Arawak Indians of the Guianas, the dweller-onhigh. Aiomun Kondi destroyed the earth twice because of the disobedience of…
Aino
Aino (peerless, splendid) In the Finnish epic poem The Kalevala (runes 3–5), a Lapp maiden who was to marry the culture hero Vainamoinen but was…
Aijeke
Aijeke In Lapland mythology, a wooden god worshipped as late as the 17th century, even though the country was nominally Lutheran. John Scheffer, a professor…
Ahurani
Ahurani In Persian mythology, water goddess who watches over rainfall as well as standing water; invoked for health and healing, for prosperity and growth. SOURCE:…
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda (Ahura Mazdah, Auhar Mazd) In Persian mythology, good creator god, the wise lord, later called Ohrmazd (Ormuzd). Ahura Mazda is continually battling the…
Ahulane
Ahulane is in Mayan mythology, archer god, portrayed holding an arrow. Ahulane was worshipped on the island of Cozumel, where his cult was connected with…
Ahtoltecat
Ahtoltecat is in Mayan mythology, the silversmith god of the Quiché Maya of Guatemala, patron of the Toltecs, skilled silversmiths. SEE ALSO: Mayan Mythology Meso…
Ah Raxa Tzel
Ah Raxa Tzel (the lord of the green gourd or blue bowl) In Mayan mythology, a sky god or personification of the sky, mentioned in…
