Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses by Michael Jordan

Author:Michael Jordan [Jordan, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: REVELATION, Facts on File Library of Religion and Mythology Series
Published: 2011-01-16T23:38:12.727000+00:00

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Miti

to tradition, the sun god TEZCATLIPOCA trans-Maternal spirit. Koryak [southeastern Siberia].

formed himself into MIXCOATL-CAMAXTLI to The consort of QUIKINNA’QU. According to tra-make fire by twirling the sacred fire sticks.

dition her father is twilight man, Gi’thililan, who deserted her when she was very young. She is regarded as the mother of the Koryak people, Mizu-Ha-No-Me

whose immediate sons and daughters are Water goddess. Shinto [Japan]. The senior water EME’MQUT, NA’NQA-KA’LE, YINE’ANE’UT and deity who was engendered from the urine of the Cana’ina’ut.

primordial creator goddess Izanami during her fatal illness, having been burned producing the fire god HI-NO-KAGU-TSUCHI.

Mi-Toshi-No-Kami

(the august harvest

kami)

Agricultural god. Shinto [Japan]. The offspring of Mkulumncandi

O-TOSHI-NO-KAMI, the harvest god of rice, and Creator god. Swazi [Swaziland, South Africa].

Kagayo-Hime (refulgent princess), he is in charge There is no worship of this deity, though he is of crops other than rice.

known as the “great first one.”

Mitra

(friend)

Mlentengamunye

(one leg)

Minor sun god. Hindu (Vedic and Puranic). An Messenger god. Swazi [Swaziland, South Africa].

Aditya, one of six descendants of ADITI, he was The intermediary between mankind and the originally associated with VARUNA (Vedic), creator god MKULUMNCANDI.

ruling the day while Varuna ruled the night. It is from this model that first MITHRA (Persian) and then MITHRAS (Roman) were derived. He Mlk-Amuklos

is also the god of intimate friendship. Attrib-Heroic god. Western Semitic [Syrio-Palestine]

utes: two lotuses, trident and a sacrificial drink and Cyprus. Known from inscriptions circa 1100

or soma.

BC and possibly one of the original pre-Hellenic models from which APOLLO was derived.

Mi-Wi-No-Kami

God of wells. Shinto [Japan]. One of three deities Mnemosyne

responsible for wells, worshiped jointly in the MiGoddess of memory. Greek. A consort of ZEUS

Wi-Jinja shrine. He is particularly the god of and mother of the legendary nine Muses of domestic wells.

Helicon.

Mixcoatl-Camaxtli

(cloud serpent)

Moccus

God of war. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) [Mex-Local swine god. Romano-Celtic (Continental ico]. Also a deity of hunting and fire who received European). Assimilated with Mercury.

human sacrifice of captured prisoners. According See also MERCURIUS.

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