Abdiel
Abdiel (servant of God) In medieval Jewish folklore, an angel appearing in The Book of the Angel Raziel. Milton’s Paradise Lost (book 5:805–808, 896) makes…
Month: September 2017
Abderus
Abderus (son of battle) In Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Opus. A male lover of Heracles, the hero sent Abderus to guard the…
Abaris
Abaris (boatless one) In Greek mythology, a sage who travelled with a magic arrow given him by the god Apollo. Abaris also used the arrow…
Aba
Aba (above) In North American Indian mythology (Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana), good spirit, creator, heaven. At first there was a mountain,…
Aaron
Aaron In the Bible, O.T., son of Amram and Jochebed and elder brother of Moses and Miriam; married Elisheba; father of four sons. He was…
Aa
Aa (A, Anunit, Aya) In Near Eastern mythology (Babylonian-Assyrian), consort of the sun god Shamash, sometimes called Makkatu (mistress; queen). Originally Aa may have been…
Raiden
Raiden (Raijin, Kaminarisan) In Japanese mythology, thunder god, portrayed with the features of a Demon: horns on his head, a tusk, and a wide mouth.…
Rahu
Rahu (the seizer) is in Hindu mythology, a Demon who seizes the sun and moon, causing eclipses. It is also the name for eclipses. Rahu…
Ragnarok
Ragnarok (judgment by the powers) In Norse mythology, the final battle between the gods and the giants that will bring about the end of the…
Ra
Ra (Re, Phra, Pre) (sun, creator, creative power?) In Egyptian mythology, the major sun god, often merged with the god Amun, forming the composite god…
