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Nareau (Gilbertese: "spider lord") is the creator deity in the mythology of the Gilbert Islands. From sand and water, Nareau created two primeval beings, Na Atibu and Nei Teukez. Together they brought forth several deities: Te Ikawai, Nei Marena, Te Nao (the wave), Na Kika (the octopus), and Ruki (the eel). Eventually, Na Atibu was torn apart ...
A well-known Mandinka myth is the “ninki nanko”; this is supposed to resemble a gigantic crowned serpent which resides in the thickest bush. If a native sees the body of this creature he believes that he will be afflicted with dangerous sickness but that if he sees the eyes or crown it means instantaneous death.
The following is a list of gods, goddesses, deities, and many other divine, semi-divine, and important figures from classical Philippine mythology and indigenous Philippine folk religions collectively referred to as Diwatas whose expansive stories span from a hundred years ago to presumably thousands of years from modern times.
In Hawaiian mythology, Nāmaka (or Nā-maka-o-Kahaʻi, the eyes of Kahaʻi) appears as a sea goddess in the Pele family.She is an older sister of Pele-honua-mea. [1] [a]She is the daughter of Ku-waha-ilo and Haumea, whose other children are Pele, the Hiʻiaka sisters, the Kama brothers, and the bird Halulu.
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Major deities in Sumerian mythology were associated with specific celestial bodies. [34] Inanna was believed to be the planet Venus. [35] [36] Utu was believed to be the sun. [36] [37] Nanna was the moon. [36] [38] An was identified with all the stars of the equatorial sky, Enlil with those of the northern sky, and Enki with those of the ...
In another myth, "Spider Woman" aided the twins (born of the Sun and the Changing Woman) in killing the monsters that were endangering "The Earth surface People" by giving them "feather hoops" that protected them from attacks. In another myth, two women come to "Spider Woman" hoping for a solution to help the Navajo people bear the winter.
In Chinese mythology, Nezha is the third son of the Tower King, so many people also called Nezha as the third prince. Nezha is also called "Marshal of the Central Altar". According to Meir Shahar, the etymology of the word “Nezha” showed that the name is a shortened (and slightly corrupted) transcription of the Sanskrit name "Nalakūbara."