Britomartis
Britomartis – Sweet Maiden; Blessing Maiden Britomartis is an ancient Cretan goddess. According to her most famous surviving myth, Britomartis was a mountain Nymph who,…
Month: November 2017
Bruxa Evora
Bruxa Evora is a Brazilian witch spirit, a deified Moorish sorceress. Bruxa Evora speaks fluent Portuguese, Arabic, and Latin, but she is full of surprises…
Buddha
Buddha Buddha is a Sanskrit word that literally means “awake.” It is not a name, but a title acquired by one who has achieved enlightenment.…
Bubilas
Bubilas is the patron of bees, honey, and beekeepers. In general, bee spirits are female, like the Queen Bee or worker bees, who are the…
Buraq
ALSO KNOWN AS: Al Buraq (literally the Buraq) Al Buraq is a winged white horse (bigger than a donkey; smaller than a mule) with the…
Cabeiri
Cabeiri (great, mighty?) In Greek and Roman mythology, ancient deities worshipped with secret rites especially in Boeotia and at Lemnos and Samothrace along the coast…
Cabeiro
Cabeiro is a mysterious and multifaceted female figure venerated in the Northern Aegean Mystery traditions, remembered primarily as the mother of the Cabeiri, the enigmatic…
Caboclo
In Spiritist traditions of Brazil, Caboclos are the souls of indigenous Brazilians, especially inhabitants of the Amazonian forests. They are deified ancestors of individuals and…
Caboclo of the Seven Crossroads
In the early twentieth century, conventional medical treatment failed to heal the paralysis suffered by a young man from Rio de Janeiro named Zélio de…
Callisto
Callisto (fairest) In Greek mythology, an Arcadian nymph, follower of Artemis; daughter of Lycam and Cyllene (or Nycteus or Cereus); sister of Pallas; mother of…