Abgar
Abgar In Christian legend, a king of Edessa who corresponded with Jesus. Jesus left no written records, but Christian legend has supplied them in the…
Abe no Yasuna
Abe no Yasuna In Japanese mythology, poethero who married a beautiful woman, Kuzunoha, who originally was a white fox. One day as Abe no Yasuna…
Abe no Seimei
Abe no Seimei (Kamo Yasunari, Kamo Hogon, Abe no Yasunari) is in Japanese folklore, a hero-magician, son of the poet Abe no Yasuna and Kuzunoha,…
Abel
Abel (meadow? breath?) In the Bible, O.T., a shepherd, the second son of Adam and Eve. Abel was killed by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:2–…
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…
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…