Metresili

Metresili derives from Metresa Sili or Maitresse Ezili. Metresili is the Dominican path of Ezili Freda Dahomey. Just as Ezili is beloved in Haitian Vodou,…

Metresa

Metresa The Caribbean island of Hispaniola is divided into two nations: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Although Vodou has historically been associated with Haiti, related…

Metis

Metis Wise Counsel Metis, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, is an ancient goddess of wisdom and cleverness. Metis gave Kronos the emetic potion that caused…

Meskhenet

Meskhenet ALSO KNOWN AS: Meshkent; Meshkhenet ORIGIN: Egypt Meskhenet, Goddess of Childbirth, protects laboring women and newborn babies. She is a mistress of magic and…

Merrow

Merrow ALSO KNOWN AS: Murdhuacha (Gaelic) The Merrow are Irish mermaids. There are mermen, too, but they have little interest in people and hence little…

MERMAID

Mermaid Nearly every culture on Earth possesses mermaid lore. They appear all over the world. Those lacking oceans have fresh-water mermaids who inhabit springs, lakes,…

Meretseger

Meretseger :She who Loves Silence; Lioness of the Summit; Lady of the Necropolis ORIGIN: Egypt Meretseger, guardian of the Necropolis, lives atop a pyramid-shaped mountain…

Mercury

Mercury is a trickster spirit who is happy to masquerade as other spirits. Long ago the Italian deity Mercury was syncretized to Greek Hermes. The…

Melk

The Mlouk are the spirits summoned and venerated by Morocco’s Gnawa Brother hood. Although the name resembles a Semi tic word for “king” (Arabic: Malik,…