Post by Kirree on Jul 16, 2004 20:39:52 GMT -5
Ran:
Ran is the Scandinavian Goddess of storms, and ruler of the realm of the dead. She married Aegir, and mothered nine daughters, which are the waves.
It was believed that Ran sunk ships and drowned sailors so that she could tenderly care for them in her hall under the ocean.
Re:
Re (aka Ra) is the Egyptian Sun-God. Myth has it that man and animals were created from his tears.
Renenet:
Renenet is the Egyptian Goddess whom protects children.
Rhiannon:
Rhiannon, pronounced hri-an-non, is the Welsh Great Mother Goddess; goddess of horses, enchantments, fertility, horses, birds and the underworld. Invoke her as you would Epona.
Saga:
Saga is a daughter of the Scandinavian God Odin and is invoked for a good memory as well as to recall past events.
Saturn:
Saturn (aka Cronus, Kronos)is a Roman God of agriculture and the ruler of the golden age. He is usually shown as an old man in a robe, carrying a sickle. He is referred to as "The Sower". His counterpart in Greece is
Kronos.
Seaxneat:
Seaxneat (aka Saxnot, aka Tîwaz) was the Saxon God that is said to be the founder of the Saxon dynasty of Kings in Essex. It is thought that he was originally known by this name in Essex; later to be changed to Tîwaz, Tiw, and Tig. He is believed to have been a war God; and he could have originally been known as Sahsginot, 'sword companion'. When the Saxons were forced to be baptised, Seaxneat, as Tîwaz, was one of the three specific Gods they were forced to renounce.
Sebek:
Sebek is the Egyptian crocodile-God who was worshipped at Shedet and at Ombos in upper Egypt.
Sekhmet:
Sekhmet is the Egyptian Goddess of war and an aspect of Hathor. She is wife to Ptah. Sekhmet is associated with the lioness and the heat of the desert.
Selene:
Selene is the Greek Moon Goddess and teacher to Magickans, and sorcerers. she is shown as a beautiful, pale woman in a chariot drawn by either two white horses or a mule.
Sequana:
Sequana is a Celtic River Goddess. She has a duck prowed boat and wears a diadem.
Serapis:
Serapis is an Egyptian God of healing and the after-life. He was the chief state god in the Ptolemaic period of Egyptian history; and is a fusion of Osiris and Apis.
Seth:
Seth (aka Set)is regarded as the Egyptian God of evil. He is both the enemy and brother of the God Osiris. He is considered the personification of the desert, barrenness and darkness, in ancient Egypt. He is portrayed as a man with the head of an ass or as a piglike creature with an erect tail.
Shangó: <br>(aka Changó, Inquices: Nsasi, Insasi, Nkita, Nkitán Kitán, Kanbaranguanje,Insancio, Mukiamamuilo, Zaze, Kibuco Kirbrico, Kiassubangango, Nzage, Kambaranguanje ) is the Santería (Macumba, and Kongo) Orisha of Courage, Truth and intelligence; as well as being the Lord of fire, thunder, lightening, rain and (male) fertility. Changó is identified with St. Barbara and St. Gerome of the Catholic faith. He is wedded to Oya and they have nine children. His mother is Yemayah. He is thought of being shrewd, smooth-talking, kingly, and a con-artist; he is stimulated by challenge and he always wins against all odds. Shangó is depicted in a double-headed dance wand headress, called the oshe Sangó, and carries a double-headed axe which symbolizes his preparedness, and courage. He also carries the phallic mortar, or odo, in his right hand, and his totem animals are the black cat, quail and tortoise. He embodies the value of truth, and demands a young rooster as sacrifice.
Shai:
Shai is the Egyptian God of destiny. He is always present at births and on the day of judgement.
Shu:
Shu is the Egyptian God of the air in Heliopolis.
Sif:
Sif is the second wife of Thor and the mother of Uller, by her first husband Orvandil, a star-hero. Sif has long corn-gold hair and is the Scandinavian Goddess of summer fertility and corn. Loki cut Sif's hair and that act is interpreted as a corn-field fire. (In ancient Scandinavia, a married woman who slept with another, had her hair cropped, as punishment. Loki claimed in "Lokasenna" to have slept with Sif and for this, cropped her hair. He then had dwarves forge hair of gold for her.) Invoke Sif for conjugal fidelity, peace, friendship, fertility and a happy family life.
Skadi:
Skadi, ("shadow"), is a local Scandinavian Goddess of winter. Her father is the giant Thiazi. She is always portrayed wearing ice skates. Her hall is Thrymheim. It is Skadi who fastened the poison snake over Loki's head. Skadi married Uller after divorcing Njörd.
Syn:
Syn is invoked by Scandinavian defendants on trial
Tauert:
Tauert is the Egyptian Goddess of child-birth; she is represented as a hippopotamus. Invoke her to ease the pain of child-birth and to insure a safe delivery.
Tefnut:
Tefnut is the Egyptian Goddess of rain, moisture and dew, in Heliopolis.
Thor:
Thor, (aka Thunor (Anglo-Saxon), Thunar (Teutonic), Donar (Dutch), Donner (German)) is the Scandinavian God of thunder and fighter of giants; was one of the most powerful Gods in the Scandinavian pantheon. His parents were Odin and Jord. Thor married the golden-haired Sif, a fertility Goddess, and their daughter Thrudhr meaning "strength". (aka Thrud) Thor's sons, Magni and Modi, are by his mistress, the giantess Jarnsaxa, who's name means "iron-cutlass", or "Iron-Sax".
Thunar is the Teutonic version of Thor. His father was Wodan, his mother; the earth. Thunar represents the spirit of the law. Thunar is portrayed as a red-headed and bearded burly man, often with a flint in his forehead, but always carrying his hammer. Oaks are sacred to him. The Lap's version of Thunar was married to Ravdna, meaning "Rowan". Invoke Thunar to still storms at sea, bring travelers ans seamen to safety and to protect outlaws. Thor's magical items are the hammer; Mjollnir, the belt; "Megingjardhr", gloves, chariot, thunderbolts and oath-ring. He is invoked for defense, strength, good weather, and agricultural fertility.
Thoth:
Thoth, (aka Thot, Tehuti, Djehuti) is the Egyptian God of wisdom, arts and sciences, as well as magick, in Heliopolis. He is also the Egyptian God of the calendar, chronology, and writing. Thoth is often depicted as dog-headed-ape wearing the combined lunar disk and crescent above his head. Thoth is also seen as an Ibis headed man, holding a writing stylus and an ankh. Thoth is the scribe of the gods and is associated with the ibis as well as the ape.
Tîwaz:
Tîwaz, (aka Tyr (Scandinavia), Tiw (Saxon), Seaxneat, Saxnot (Saxons in Essex), Tig, Zio (Dutch), Ziu (German)) was the Teutonic war and "Sky God".
Great sacrifices were made to this God whom loved both law and justice.
As Tyr, he was the original Scandinavian God of war as well as the patron God of justice. Tyr represents the letter of the law. The Vikings demoted Tyr, making Odin the God of war. (Interestingly, Tyr was then regarded as Odin's son.)
He inspired courage and heroism, and was the giver of victories in battle.
Tyr's right hand was bitten off by Loki's son, the monstrous wolf Fenrir, when he bound the wolf. Tyr is always represented with one hand.
Tiw, the Saxon form of Tîwaz, was the original "great God", whom separated heaven and earth. In "Lokasenna", Loki boasts of cuckolding Tiw, without restitution. The name of Tiw's wife is not recorded.
Tîwaz's magical items are a shield, helmet and sword. He is invoked for battle glory, justice, oaths and arbitration.
Ran is the Scandinavian Goddess of storms, and ruler of the realm of the dead. She married Aegir, and mothered nine daughters, which are the waves.
It was believed that Ran sunk ships and drowned sailors so that she could tenderly care for them in her hall under the ocean.
Re:
Re (aka Ra) is the Egyptian Sun-God. Myth has it that man and animals were created from his tears.
Renenet:
Renenet is the Egyptian Goddess whom protects children.
Rhiannon:
Rhiannon, pronounced hri-an-non, is the Welsh Great Mother Goddess; goddess of horses, enchantments, fertility, horses, birds and the underworld. Invoke her as you would Epona.
Saga:
Saga is a daughter of the Scandinavian God Odin and is invoked for a good memory as well as to recall past events.
Saturn:
Saturn (aka Cronus, Kronos)is a Roman God of agriculture and the ruler of the golden age. He is usually shown as an old man in a robe, carrying a sickle. He is referred to as "The Sower". His counterpart in Greece is
Kronos.
Seaxneat:
Seaxneat (aka Saxnot, aka Tîwaz) was the Saxon God that is said to be the founder of the Saxon dynasty of Kings in Essex. It is thought that he was originally known by this name in Essex; later to be changed to Tîwaz, Tiw, and Tig. He is believed to have been a war God; and he could have originally been known as Sahsginot, 'sword companion'. When the Saxons were forced to be baptised, Seaxneat, as Tîwaz, was one of the three specific Gods they were forced to renounce.
Sebek:
Sebek is the Egyptian crocodile-God who was worshipped at Shedet and at Ombos in upper Egypt.
Sekhmet:
Sekhmet is the Egyptian Goddess of war and an aspect of Hathor. She is wife to Ptah. Sekhmet is associated with the lioness and the heat of the desert.
Selene:
Selene is the Greek Moon Goddess and teacher to Magickans, and sorcerers. she is shown as a beautiful, pale woman in a chariot drawn by either two white horses or a mule.
Sequana:
Sequana is a Celtic River Goddess. She has a duck prowed boat and wears a diadem.
Serapis:
Serapis is an Egyptian God of healing and the after-life. He was the chief state god in the Ptolemaic period of Egyptian history; and is a fusion of Osiris and Apis.
Seth:
Seth (aka Set)is regarded as the Egyptian God of evil. He is both the enemy and brother of the God Osiris. He is considered the personification of the desert, barrenness and darkness, in ancient Egypt. He is portrayed as a man with the head of an ass or as a piglike creature with an erect tail.
Shangó: <br>(aka Changó, Inquices: Nsasi, Insasi, Nkita, Nkitán Kitán, Kanbaranguanje,Insancio, Mukiamamuilo, Zaze, Kibuco Kirbrico, Kiassubangango, Nzage, Kambaranguanje ) is the Santería (Macumba, and Kongo) Orisha of Courage, Truth and intelligence; as well as being the Lord of fire, thunder, lightening, rain and (male) fertility. Changó is identified with St. Barbara and St. Gerome of the Catholic faith. He is wedded to Oya and they have nine children. His mother is Yemayah. He is thought of being shrewd, smooth-talking, kingly, and a con-artist; he is stimulated by challenge and he always wins against all odds. Shangó is depicted in a double-headed dance wand headress, called the oshe Sangó, and carries a double-headed axe which symbolizes his preparedness, and courage. He also carries the phallic mortar, or odo, in his right hand, and his totem animals are the black cat, quail and tortoise. He embodies the value of truth, and demands a young rooster as sacrifice.
Shai:
Shai is the Egyptian God of destiny. He is always present at births and on the day of judgement.
Shu:
Shu is the Egyptian God of the air in Heliopolis.
Sif:
Sif is the second wife of Thor and the mother of Uller, by her first husband Orvandil, a star-hero. Sif has long corn-gold hair and is the Scandinavian Goddess of summer fertility and corn. Loki cut Sif's hair and that act is interpreted as a corn-field fire. (In ancient Scandinavia, a married woman who slept with another, had her hair cropped, as punishment. Loki claimed in "Lokasenna" to have slept with Sif and for this, cropped her hair. He then had dwarves forge hair of gold for her.) Invoke Sif for conjugal fidelity, peace, friendship, fertility and a happy family life.
Skadi:
Skadi, ("shadow"), is a local Scandinavian Goddess of winter. Her father is the giant Thiazi. She is always portrayed wearing ice skates. Her hall is Thrymheim. It is Skadi who fastened the poison snake over Loki's head. Skadi married Uller after divorcing Njörd.
Syn:
Syn is invoked by Scandinavian defendants on trial
Tauert:
Tauert is the Egyptian Goddess of child-birth; she is represented as a hippopotamus. Invoke her to ease the pain of child-birth and to insure a safe delivery.
Tefnut:
Tefnut is the Egyptian Goddess of rain, moisture and dew, in Heliopolis.
Thor:
Thor, (aka Thunor (Anglo-Saxon), Thunar (Teutonic), Donar (Dutch), Donner (German)) is the Scandinavian God of thunder and fighter of giants; was one of the most powerful Gods in the Scandinavian pantheon. His parents were Odin and Jord. Thor married the golden-haired Sif, a fertility Goddess, and their daughter Thrudhr meaning "strength". (aka Thrud) Thor's sons, Magni and Modi, are by his mistress, the giantess Jarnsaxa, who's name means "iron-cutlass", or "Iron-Sax".
Thunar is the Teutonic version of Thor. His father was Wodan, his mother; the earth. Thunar represents the spirit of the law. Thunar is portrayed as a red-headed and bearded burly man, often with a flint in his forehead, but always carrying his hammer. Oaks are sacred to him. The Lap's version of Thunar was married to Ravdna, meaning "Rowan". Invoke Thunar to still storms at sea, bring travelers ans seamen to safety and to protect outlaws. Thor's magical items are the hammer; Mjollnir, the belt; "Megingjardhr", gloves, chariot, thunderbolts and oath-ring. He is invoked for defense, strength, good weather, and agricultural fertility.
Thoth:
Thoth, (aka Thot, Tehuti, Djehuti) is the Egyptian God of wisdom, arts and sciences, as well as magick, in Heliopolis. He is also the Egyptian God of the calendar, chronology, and writing. Thoth is often depicted as dog-headed-ape wearing the combined lunar disk and crescent above his head. Thoth is also seen as an Ibis headed man, holding a writing stylus and an ankh. Thoth is the scribe of the gods and is associated with the ibis as well as the ape.
Tîwaz:
Tîwaz, (aka Tyr (Scandinavia), Tiw (Saxon), Seaxneat, Saxnot (Saxons in Essex), Tig, Zio (Dutch), Ziu (German)) was the Teutonic war and "Sky God".
Great sacrifices were made to this God whom loved both law and justice.
As Tyr, he was the original Scandinavian God of war as well as the patron God of justice. Tyr represents the letter of the law. The Vikings demoted Tyr, making Odin the God of war. (Interestingly, Tyr was then regarded as Odin's son.)
He inspired courage and heroism, and was the giver of victories in battle.
Tyr's right hand was bitten off by Loki's son, the monstrous wolf Fenrir, when he bound the wolf. Tyr is always represented with one hand.
Tiw, the Saxon form of Tîwaz, was the original "great God", whom separated heaven and earth. In "Lokasenna", Loki boasts of cuckolding Tiw, without restitution. The name of Tiw's wife is not recorded.
Tîwaz's magical items are a shield, helmet and sword. He is invoked for battle glory, justice, oaths and arbitration.