Astghik

Astghik – The Little Star; Bearer of Roses Astghik is the spirit of water, beauty, love, joy, and fertility. She is a rose goddess, distributing…

Asteria

Asteria – Starry One Zeus got Leto pregnant. Hera, his enraged wife, cursed Leto so that she couldn’t give birth anywhere the sun had ever…

Astara

Astara Radiant Dawn ALSO KNOWN AS: Easter; Eostre; Ostara ORIGIN: Germanic Call her Easter: it’s her name. The various different spellings reflect regional pronunciations. Astara…

Ashvins

Ashvins ORIGIN: India The Ashvins are the Vedic divine twins. These two brothers, Dasra (“Accomplishing Wonderful Deeds”) and Nasatya (“Helpful”) are described as leaders of…

Ashura

The Ashuras are spirits from India who are the hostile rivals of the Hindu deities, the Devas. Ashura is now frequently translated as “Demon” or…

Asha

Asha Asha is the Hindu goddess of hope venerated in Afghanistan since time immemorial. There has been a Hindu presence in Afghanistan since the Vedic…

Ascalaphus

Ascalaphus ALSO KNOWN AS: Askalaphos ORIGIN: Greek CLASSIFICATION: Chthonian spirit Ascalaphus is the chief gardener of Hades, son of Acheron and an infernal Nymph, maybe…