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In the study of mythology

Mythology

The word mythology refers to a body of folklore/myths/legends that a particular culture believes to be true and that often use the supernatural to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity....
and religion

Religion

A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of myth, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendence quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power or truth....
, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife

Afterlife

The afterlife is the concept of a continued existence for the soul, spirit or mind of a being after biological death. The major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics....
, referring to any place to which newly dead

The Dead

The Dead may refer to:* The dead, those who have died* The Dead , by James Joyce* The Dead , adapted from Joyce's story* James Joyce's The Dead, Broadway musical...
souls go. In most cultures the term refers to a neutral or dystopic realm

Realm of the dead

In religion and mythology, a realm of the dead is any afterlife which is thought to have a location or entryway in the physical world, or an afterlife which can be visited by living people without themselves dying....
of the afterlife, instead of a heaven

Heaven

Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri...
ly one. Sometimes the underworld is identified as "Hell

Hell

In many religious traditions, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife, often in the underworld. Religions with a linear Divinity history often depict Hell as endless ....
" because Hell is thought to be under the Earth.

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Names of the Underworld

Aztec mythology Aztec mythology The Aztec civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many gods and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs....	Mictlan Mictlan This page is about the Aztec underworld, for the rapping called Mictlan see Doomtree, for wrestler Mictlan see Mictl?n .In Aztec mythology, 'Mictlan' was the lowest level of the underworld, located far to the north....
Babylonian mythology Babylonian mythology Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deity, heroes, and mythological creatures. While these stories are in modern times usually considered a component of Babylonian religion, their purpose was not necessarily religious in nature....	Kurnugia Kurnugia In Babylonian mythology, Kurnugia is the underworld. Living heroes like Gilgamesh would briefly visit Kurnugia to gain wisdom....
Buddhist mythology Buddhist mythology Buddhist mythology operates within the Buddhist belief system. It is a relatively broad mythology, as it was adopted and influenced by several diverse cultures....	Naraka Naraka (Buddhism) Naraka ??? or Niraya ???? is the name given to one of the worlds of greatest suffering in some Buddhist cosmology.Naraka is usually translated into English as "hell" or "purgatory".... (also Niraya)
Celtic mythology Celtic mythology Celts mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure....	Annwn Annwn Annwn or Annwfn was the Otherworld in Welsh mythology. Ruled by Arawn, or much later by Gwynn ap Nudd, it was essentially a world of delights and eternal youth where disease is absent and food is ever-abundant.... , Mag Mell Mag Mell In Irish mythology, Mag Mell was a mythical realm achievable through death and/or glory . Unlike the underworld in some mythologies, Mag Mell was a pleasurable paradise, identified as either an island far to the west of Ireland or a kingdom beneath the ocean....
Chinese mythology Chinese mythology File:Nine-Dragons1.jpgChinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written form....	Yum gan Chinese spiritual world concepts Chinese spiritual world concepts are cultural practices or methods found in Culture of China. Some fit in the realms of a particular religion, others do not.... is an underworld though not necessarily negative like Diyu
Christian mythology Christian mythology Christian mythology is the body of traditional narratives associated with Christianity. Many Christians believe that these narratives are sacred and that they communicate profound truths....	Hades Hades in Christianity Hades is "the place or state of departed spirits".... , Hell Hell in Christian beliefs Hell, in Christianity beliefs, is a place or a state in which the souls of the unsaved will suffer the consequences of sin. The Christian doctrine of hell derives from the teaching of the New Testament, where hell is typically described using the Greek words Gehenna or Tartarus.... , Limbo Limbo In Roman Catholic Church theology, Limbo is an idea about the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the damned.... , Paradise Paradise Paradise is an idealized place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is conceptually a counter-image of the miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness.... , Purgatory Purgatory Purgatory is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven.... , Devil Devil The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being, who, in mainstream Christianity, Islam, and some other religions, is believed to be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind.... , Heaven Heaven Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the atmosphere or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence in various religions and spirituality philosophy, often descri... , Annihilationism Annihilationism Annihilationism is the minority Christian doctrine that sinners are destroyed rather than tortured forever in "hell" or the lake of fire. It is directly related to the doctrine of conditional immortality, the idea that a human soul is not immortal unless it is given eternal life....
Egyptian mythology Egyptian mythology Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient Egypt over at least 3,000 years, from the Predynastic Egypt until the adoption of Coptic Christianity in the early centuries Common Era....	Aaru Aaru In ancient Egyptian mythology, the fields of Aaru or the Egyptian reed fields, are the heavenly paradise, where Osiris ruled after he became part of the Egyptian pantheon and displaced Anubis in the Ogdoad tradition.... , Anubis Anubis Anubis is the Greek language name for a jackal-headed deity associated with mummy and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. In the ancient Egyptian language, Anubis is known as Inpu, .... , Duat Duat In Egyptian mythology, Duat is the underworld.This was the region through which the sun god Ra traveled from west to east during the night, and where he battled Apep.... , Neter-khertet Neter-khertet In Egyptian mythology, Neter-khertet referred to the underworld. See Duat and Aaru....
Estonian mythology Estonian mythology Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology.Information about the pre-Christianity and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers....	Toonela Estonian mythology Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology.Information about the pre-Christianity and medieval Estonian mythology is scattered in historical chronicles, travellers' accounts and in ecclesiastical registers....
Fijian mythology	see Melanesian mythology.
Finnish mythology Finnish mythology Finnish mythology is the mythology that went with Finnish paganism which was practised by the Finnish people prior to Christianisation. It has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non-Finnic neighbours, the Baltic people and the Scandinavians....	Tuonela Tuonela Tuonela is the realm of the dead or the Underworld in Finnish mythology, similar to Hades in Greek mythology. Tuonela, Tuoni, Manala and Mana are often used synonymously....
Greek mythology Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....	Elysium Elysium In Greek mythology, Elysium was a section of the Greek Underworld . The Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains, were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous.... , Asphodel Meadows Asphodel Meadows The Asphodel Meadows is a section of the Ancient Greek underworld where indifferent and ordinary souls were sent to live after death. Hades, the Greek name for the underworld is divided into two main sections: Erebus and Tartarus.... , Hades Hades Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades".... , Tartarus Tartarus In classic Roman mythology, below Heaven, Earth, and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros . It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the Hades....
Hebrew mythology Hebrew mythology Hebrew mythology may refer to:pre-Judaistic Canaanite mythologyJewish mythologyMessiahAggadah**Kabbalah...	Sheol Sheol *Sheol* , in Hebrew ???? , is the "abode of the dead", the "underworld", or "pit". Sheol is the common destination of both the righteous and the unrighteous dead, as recounted in Ecclesiastes and Book of Job.... , Gehenna Gehenna Gehenna is equated in Christian theology with the concept of hell. The name is derived from a geographical site in Jerusalem known as the Valley of Hinnom, one of the two principal valleys surrounding the Old City ....
Hindu mythology Hindu mythology Hindu mythology is the large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and the Puranas....	Amaravati Amaravati Amaravati may refer to:* Amaravathi, Surname among the 'Kshatriya' caste in Andhra Pradesh* Amaravathi , a 1993 Tamil language film.* Amaravati , in Hinduism, is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live.... , Bhogavati Bhogavati Bhogavati , that is, the voluptuous one, was the subterranean capital of the Nagas in the Nagaloka region of Patala. The place is also called Putkari.It is mentioned as Naga capital at .... , Naraka Naraka Naraka is the Sanskrit word for the underworld; literally, of man. According to Hinduism and Buddhism, Naraka is a place of torment, or Hell.... , Soma Soma Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic civilization and Greater Iran cultures.... , Svarga Svarga In Hinduism, Svarga is set of heavenly worlds located on and above Mt. Meru. It is a Heaven where the righteous live in a paradise before their next reincarnation.... , Patal
Inca mythology Inca mythology Inca mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps to explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs.All Christian priests that followed the Spanish conquest of Peru by Francisco Pizarro burned the records of the Inca culture....	Uku Pacha Uku Pacha In Incan mythology, Ukhu Pacha was the underworld located beneath the Earth's surface. Its symbol was the snake, which was thought to die when digging into the earth and reborn after coming out of it....
Inuit mythology Inuit mythology Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. Inuit traditional religious practices could be very briefly summarised as a form of shamanism based on Animism principles....	Adlivun Adlivun In Inuit mythology, Adlivun refers to both the spirits of the departed who reside in the underworld, and that underworld itself, located beneath the land and the sea....
Islamic mythology Islamic mythology Islamic mythology refers to the body of traditional stories that belong to Islam. In its current form, Islam is a religion established by Muhammad, who lived in the 6th and 7th centuries C.E....	Jahannam Jahannam Jahannam is the Islamic equivalent to Gehenna, or hell. Its name is similar to the Hebrew language word Gehenna, from which it derives. According to the Qur'an only God knows who will go to Jahannam and who will go to Jannah.... , Narr, Jannah Jannah Jannah is the Islamic conception of paradise. The Arabic form Jannah is a shortened version meaning simply "Garden". According to Islamic eschatology, after death, one will reside in the grave until the appointed resurrection on Islamic view of the Last Judgment.... , Barzakh Barzakh In Islamic eschatology, Barzakh is the intermediate state in which the soul of the deceased is transferred across the boundaries of the mortal realm into a kind of "cold sleep" where the soul will rest until the Qiyamah .... , Araf Araf Araf is the Muslim sheol or borderland between heaven and hell for those who are, from incapacity, neither morally bad nor morally good.Araf is also a partition....
Japanese mythology Japanese mythology Japanese mythology is a system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon alone consists of an uncountable number of kami ....	Yomi Yomi , the Japanese language word for the underworld in which horrible creatures guard the exits; according to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go to dwell and apparently rot indefinitely.... , Jigoku Jigoku Jigoku may refer to:* Jigoku , a 1960 Japanese Horror Film.* Diyu, the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology....
Latvian mythology Latvian mythology BasicsLatvian culture, along with Lithuanian, is among the oldest surviving Indo-European culture. Much of its symbolism is ancient. Its seasons, festivals, and numerous deities reflect the essential agrarian nature of Latvian tribal life....	Aizsaule
Maori mythology Maori mythology Maori mythology and Maori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Maori of New Zealand may usefully be divided....	Hawaiki Hawaiki The Maori language name *Hawaiki* refers to the mythical place to which some Polynesian cultures trace their origins. It may also refer to an underworld in many Maori stories, and in Mangaia in the Cook Islands....
Mapuche mythology Mapuche mythology The beliefs of the Mapuche and their mythology, stories about to the world and creatures born of the extensive and old religious beliefs, next to a series of common legend and myths that belong to the different groups that compose the Mapuche ethnic group ....	Pellumawida, Degin, Wenuleufu, Ngullchenmaiwe
Mayan mythology	Metnal Metnal Metnal is the 16th-century Yucatec name of the Underworld, called Xibalba in the Guatemalan highlands.... , Xibalba Xibalba In Maya mythology Xibalba , roughly translated as "Place of fear", is the name of the underworld, ruled by Mayan spirits of disease and death. In the 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cob?n, Guatemala....
Melanesian mythology Melanesian mythology Melanesian mythology is a European way of referring to the custom stories of the world area known since the 19th century as "Melanesia", an umbrella term used for the archipelagos of New Guinea, the Torres Strait Islands, the Admiralty Islands, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu....	(includes Fijian) Bulu Bulu Bulu may refer to:* Bulu , the underworld in the mythology of Fiji* The Beti-Pahuin#Bulu people of Cameroon* Bulu language, spoken by that people... , Burotu Burotu In the Melanesian mythology of Fiji, Burotu is the paradise-underworld. Newly-dead souls are judged by Degei, and a few go to Burotu. The rest go to Murimuria.... , Murimuria Murimuria In Fijian mythology, Murimuria is part of the underworld. After a soul dies, it is judged by Degei. A few go to Burotu, and the rest are thrown into a lake.... , Nabangatai Nabangatai In Fijian mythology, Nabangatai is a village on the road to Bulu, where the souls of the dead live .... , Tuma Tuma Tuma or Tuma is a personal name usually meaning meaning Thomas. It can refer to...
Norse mythology Norse mythology Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the beliefs, myths and legends of the Norse paganism of the North Germanic language people, including those who settled on Faroe Islands and Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled....	Gimlé Gimlé In Norse mythology, Giml? was a place where the survivors of Ragnarok were to live. It is mentioned in the Prose Edda and V?lusp? and described as the most beautiful place on Earth, more beautiful than the Sun.... , Hel Hel (realm) In Norse mythology, Helheim, the location, shares a name with Hel , a female figure associated with the location. In late Iceland sources, varying descriptions of Hel are given and various figures are described as being buried with items that will facilitate their journey to Hel after their death.... , Niflheim Niflheim Niflheimr or Niflheim ; Nifl being cognate with the Old English Nifol and Nebel, a German and Latin root meaning cloud) is a location in Norse mythology which overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and hel .... , Valhalla Valhalla In Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Chosen by Odin, half of those that die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field F?lkvangr.... , Vingólf Vingólf In Norse mythology, Ving?lf is one of the buildings of the gods. It is described as the hall or h?rgr of the goddesses and also as a place where righteous men and einherjar go after death....
Oromo Oromo The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent in northern Kenya. They are the largest single ethnic group in Ethiopia, at 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census, and today number over 25 million.... mythology	Ekera
Philippine mythology Philippine mythology Philippine mythology and folklore include a collection of tales and superstitions about magical creatures and entities. Some Filipinos, even though heavily westernized and Christianized, still believe in such entities....	Kasanaan, Empiyerno
Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology is the Oral_tradition of the people of Polynesia a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers....	Avaiki Avaiki Avaiki is one of the many entities by which the people of Polynesia refer to their ancestral and spiritual homelands.... , Bulotu, Iva, Lua-o-Milu Lua-o-Milu In Hawaiian mythology, Lua-o-Milu is the underworld, ruled by Milu. Dead souls enter Lua-o-Milu through a trail called Mahiki. The spirits of the dead can watch what the living do and turn them to stone by staring at them.... , Nga- Atua, Pulotu Pulotu In the Polynesian mythology , Pulotu is the underworld, the world of darkness . It may be represented as the paradise from which the gods came and to which the souls of diseased chiefs go.... , Rangi Tuarea, Te Toi-o-nga-Ranga, Uranga-o-Te-Ra Uranga-o-te-ra In Maori mythology, Te Uranga-o-te-ra is the fifth lowest level of the underworld, ruled by Rohe , the wife of Maui ....
Pueblo Pueblo Pueblos are traditional communities of Native Americans in the United States in the southwestern United States of America. The communities are recognized worldwide for their adobe buildings, which are sometimes called "pueblos".... mythology	Shipap
Roman mythology Roman mythology Roman mythology, or more appropriately, Latin mythology, refers to the mythology beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Rome....	Avernus Avernus Avernus was an ancient name for a crater near Cumae , Italy in the Region of Campania north of Naples. Within the crater is Lake Avernus . It was Roman mythology to be the entrance to the Hades, and is portrayed as such in the Aeneid of Virgil.... , Hades Hades Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades".... , Pluto Pluto (mythology) Pluto was the Roman god of the underworld, known in Latin as Tertius, the counterpart of the Greek Hades....
Slavic mythology Slavic mythology Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheism that was practised by the Slavs prior to Christianisation.The religion possesses numerous common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....	Podsvetie, Peklo, Nava
Sumerian mythology	Dilmun Dilmun Dilmun is a land mentioned by Mesopotamia as a trade partner, source of raw material, copper, and entrepot of the Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley Civilization trade route.... , Kur Kur In Sumerian mythology, Kur was primarily a mountain or mountains, and usually referred to the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer. The cuneiform for "kur" was a pictograph of a mountain It can also mean "foreign land".... , Irkalla Irkalla In Akkadian mythology and Sumerian mythology, Irkalla is the hell-like underworld from which there is no return. It is also called Arali, Kigal, Gizal, and the lower world....
Vodou mythology	Guinee Guinee In West African Vodun, Guinee is the spirit world, a reference to the African homeland that slaves hoped their souls might be returned to after death....
Wagawaga mythology	Hiyoyoa

Rulers of the Underworld

(Note: this includes guardian-type creatures, ghost

Ghost

File:Henry Fuseli- Hamlet and his father's Ghost.JPGA ghost is popularly held to be the disembodied spirit or soul of a death person. Popularly described as insubstantial and partly transparent, ghosts are reported to haunt particular List of reportedly haunted locations that they were associated with in life or at time of death....
s, and spirits such as demon

Demon

In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit. In Christian terms demons are generally understood as fallen angels, formerly of God....
s, veli, and Cerberus

Cerberus

Cerberus is the name given to the entity which, in Greek mythology and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed dog which guards the gates of Hades, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping....
)

Aboriginal mythology	Baiame Baiame Baiame is a creational ancestral hero in the Dreaming of several language groups , of Indigenous Australians of South-East Australia.The myth tells how Baiame came down from the sky to the land, and created rivers, mountains, and forests.... (Kamilaroi Kamilaroi The Kamilaroi or Gamilaraay are an Indigenous Australian people who are from the area between Tamworth, New South Wales and Goondiwindi, and west to Narrabri, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales.... ), Eingana Eingana In Australian Aboriginal mythology, Eingana is a creator goddess and the mother of all water, animals, and humans. She is a snake goddess of death who lives in the Dream time....
Akkadian mythology	Allu Allu In Akkadian mythology, the Allu were a race of monstrous and faceless demons that destroyed everything they could. They were born to Lilith or one of her demon servants .... , Anu, Anunnaku, Ereshkigal Ereshkigal In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal was the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead or underworld. Sometimes her name is given as Irkalla, similar to way the name Hades was used in Greek mythology for both the underworld and its ruler.... , Etemmu, Gallu Gallu In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, Gallu is a great underworld demon or devil. Gallu demons hauled unfortunate victims off to the underworld.... , Humbaba Humbaba In Akkadian mythology Humbaba or Huwawa, also Humbaba the Terrible was a monstrous giant of immemorial age raised by Utu, the Sun.... , Mamitu Mamitu In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the destiny of the new-borns. She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the Anunnaku.... , Nergal Nergal The name Nergal refers to a deity in Babylonia with the main seat of his cult at Kutha represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Kutha : "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal" .... , Utnapishtim
Albanian mythology	E Bukura e Dheut E Bukura e Dheut E Bukura e Dheut is an Albanian fairy of beauty. Her name means "most beautiful on land" and it is also an expression that sometimes may be used to describe a very beautiful woman in Albanian folklore....
Armenian mythology Armenian mythology Very little is known about pre-Christian Armenians mythology, the oldest source being the legends of History of Armenia .Armenian mythology was strongly influenced by Zoroastrianism, with deities such as Aramazd, Mithra or Anahit, as well as Assyrian traditions, such as Barsamin, but there are fragmentary traces of native traditions, such a...	Spandaramat
Aztec mythology Aztec mythology The Aztec civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many gods and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs....	Mictlantecuhtli Mictlantecuhtli For other uses, please see: Mictlantecuhtli .Mictlantecuhtli , in Aztec mythology, was a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan , the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld.... , Mictecacihuatl Mictecacihuatl In Aztec mythology, Mictecacihuatl is the Queen regnant of Mictlan, the underworld, ruling over the afterlife with Mictlantecuhtli, another deity who is designated as her husband.... , Chalmecacihuilt, Chalmecatl Chalmecatl Chalmecatl is one of the lords of the Aztec realm of the dead, Mictlan. See also*Mictlantecuhtli...
Babylonian mythology Babylonian mythology Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deity, heroes, and mythological creatures. While these stories are in modern times usually considered a component of Babylonian religion, their purpose was not necessarily religious in nature....	Erra Erra Erra is an Akkadian language plague god known from the Erra epos of the eighth century BCE. Erra is the god of mayhem and pestilence that is responsible for periods of political confusion.... , Nergal Nergal The name Nergal refers to a deity in Babylonia with the main seat of his cult at Kutha represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Kutha : "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal" .... , Ninlil Ninlil In Sumerian mythology, Ninlil , first called Sud, in Assyrian called Mullitu, is the consort goddess of Enlil. Her parentage is variously described.... , Sursunabu, Ur-shanabi, Utnapishtim
Balinese mythology Balinese mythology Balinese mythology is the traditional mythology of the Balinese people of the Indonesian island of Bali, before the majority adoption of Hinduism....	Batara Kala Batara Kala In traditional Balinese mythology, Batara Kala is the god of the underworld, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara. Batara Kala is also named the creator of the light and the earth.... , Setesuyara Setesuyara Setesuyara is the goddess of the underworld, along with Batara Kala, in traditional Balinese mythology....
Bon mythology	gNyan
Buddhist mythology Buddhist mythology Buddhist mythology operates within the Buddhist belief system. It is a relatively broad mythology, as it was adopted and influenced by several diverse cultures....	Yama, Emma-O-, Yanluo Yama (Buddhism and Chinese mythology) Yama is the name of the Buddhism dharmapala and judge of the dead, who presides over the Buddhist Naraka , "Hells" or "Purgatories". Although ultimately based on the god Yama of the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Yama has developed different myths and different functions from the Hinduism deity....
Canaanite mythology	Mot Mot In Ugaritic Mot 'Death' is personified as a god of death. The word is cognate with forms meaning 'death' in other Semitic languages and Afro-Asiatic languages: with Arabic language ??? mawt; with Hebrew ??? ; with Maltese language mewt; with Syriac language mauta; with Ge'ez language mot; with Canaanite languages, Ancient Eg...
Celtic mythology Celtic mythology Celts mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure....	Arawn Arawn In Welsh mythology, Arawn was the king of the otherworld realm of Annwn.... , Bean Sidhe, Cernunnos Cernunnos Cernunnos is a Celtic polytheism whose representations were widespread in the ancient Celtic lands of western Europe. As a Horned God, Cernunnos is associated with horned male animals, especially stags and the ram-horned snake; this and other attributes associate him with produce and fertility.... , Cwn Annwn Cwn Annwn In Welsh mythology and folklore, Cwn Annwn were the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth. They were associated with a form of the Wild Hunt, presided over by Gwynn ap Nudd .... , Gwyn ap Nudd Gwyn ap Nudd In Welsh mythology, Gwyn ap Nudd was king of the Tylwyth Teg and also, in later tradition, identified as the ruler of Annwn . He escorted the souls of the dead there, and led a pack of supernatural hounds, Cwn Annwn .... , Latiaran, Manannan mac Lir Manannán mac Lir In Celtic mythology, Manann?n mac Lir Manann?n appears in many Celtic mythology and tales, although he only plays a prominent role in some of them.... , Midir Midir In Irish mythology Midir was a son of the Dagda of the Tuatha D? Danann. After the Tuatha D? were defeated by the Milesians , he lived in the sidh of Bri Leith.... , Morrigan Morrígan The Morr?gan or M?rr?gan is a figure from Irish mythology who appears to have once been a goddess, although she is not explicitly referred to as such in the texts.... , Niamh Niamh In Irish mythology, Niamh is the daughter of Manann?n mac Lir. She is one of the Queens of Tir na n?g, and might also be the daughter of Fand.... , Pwyll Pwyll In Welsh mythology, Pwyll was a lord of Dyfed.In the First of the Mabinogion , Arawn, Lord of Annwn, the Welsh mythological otherworld, convinces Pwyll to trade places with him for a year and a day as recompense for allowing his own dogs to feed on a stag Arawn's pack had killed.... , Sluagh Sluagh In Irish folklore and Scottish folklore, the Sluagh were the spirits of the restless dead. Sometimes they were seen as sinners, or generally evil people who were welcome in neither heaven nor hell, nor in the Other World, who had also been rejected by the Celtic Polytheism deities and by the earth itself.... , Tethra Tethra In Irish mythology, Tethra of the Fomorians ruled Mag Mell after dying in the Cath Maige Tuireadh....
Chinese mythology Chinese mythology File:Nine-Dragons1.jpgChinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written form....	Gu(i GUI (disambiguation) Gui may refer to:* Gui, Korean grilled dishes* Gui River, a river in China* Mogwai , ghosts or demons in Chinese folklore.GUI may refer to:... , Yanluo Yama (Buddhism and Chinese mythology) Yama is the name of the Buddhism dharmapala and judge of the dead, who presides over the Buddhist Naraka , "Hells" or "Purgatories". Although ultimately based on the god Yama of the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Yama has developed different myths and different functions from the Hinduism deity....
Christian mythology Christian mythology Christian mythology is the body of traditional narratives associated with Christianity. Many Christians believe that these narratives are sacred and that they communicate profound truths....	Angel Ángel *?ngel* is the third single from Belinda Peregr?n's debut album: Belinda. It was a massive hit in Mexico and an international hit for Belinda.... s, Demon Demon In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit. In Christian terms demons are generally understood as fallen angels, formerly of God.... s, Devil Devil The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being, who, in mainstream Christianity, Islam, and some other religions, is believed to be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind.... , God God God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism.... , Michael Michael (archangel) Saint Michael is an archangel in Christian and Islamic tradition. He is viewed as the field commander of the Army of God.He is mentioned by name in the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation.... , Saint Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter was a leader of the early Christianity church, who features prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.... , Satan Satan Satan is a term that originates from the Abrahamic religions, being traditionally applied to an angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and to a Genie in Islamic belief....
Egyptian mythology Egyptian mythology Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient Egypt over at least 3,000 years, from the Predynastic Egypt until the adoption of Coptic Christianity in the early centuries Common Era....	Aken Aken (god) The chief deity in Egyptian mythology, Ra, when considered as a sun god, was thought to traverse the daily sky in a boat, and cross the underworld at night in another, named Meseket.... , Aker Aker (god) In Egyptian mythology, Aker was one of the earliest gods worshipped, and was the deification of the horizon. There are strong indications that Aker was worshipped before other known Egyptian gods of the earth, such as Geb.... (strictly only the gatekeeper), Am-heh Am-heh In Egyptian mythology, Am-heh was a minor god from the underworld, whose name means "devourer of millions". He was depicted as a man with the head of a dog who lived in a lake of fire.... , Amunet Amunet File:La tombe de Horemheb -2.jpgIn Egyptian mythology, Amunet was a deity having several different characteristics during the long history of the Pantheon of Ancient Egypt.... , Ammit Ammit In Egyptian mythology, Ammit was the personification of divine retribution for all the wrongs one had committed in life. She dwelt in the Hall of Ma'at, who was the personification of the concept of truth, balance, and order.... , Andjety Andjety In Egyptian mythology, Andjety is a god who was particularly worshipped at Andjet . His name reflects this, as it means simply from Andjet, and Andjet simply meaning place of djed, djed being a type of pillar.... , Anubis Anubis Anubis is the Greek language name for a jackal-headed deity associated with mummy and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. In the ancient Egyptian language, Anubis is known as Inpu, .... , Apep Apep In Egyptian mythology, Apep was an evil demon, the deification of darkness and chaos , and thus opponent of light and Ma'at , whose existence was believed from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt onwards.... , Apis Apis (Egyptian mythology) In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis , was a bull-deity worshipped in the Memphis, Egypt region.According to Manetho, his worship was instituted by Kaiechos of the Second dynasty of Egypt.... , Astennu Astennu In Egyptian mythology, Astennu refers to a baboon associated with Thoth. He was one of four baboons who stood around the lake of fire at the place of judgement in Duat, and consequently associated with Utennu.... , Ha Ha (mythology) In Egyptian mythology, Ha was a god of the deserts to the west of Egypt. He was associated with the underworld, Duat and pictured as a man wearing the symbol for desert hills on his head.... , Imiut Imiut fetish The Imiut fetish has been documented throughout the history of Ancient Egypt. This was a stuffed, headless animal skin, often a feline or bull, which was tied by the tail to a pole terminating in a lotus bud, inserted into a stand.... (if the Imiut was ever considered a god), Isis ISIS ISIS is an industry standard interface for technologies, developed by Pixel Translations in 1990 .ISIS is an open standard for scanner control and a complete image-processing framework.... , Mehen Mehen In Ancient Egypt, Mehen is both what appears to be a Egyptian mythology snake-god and a game.... , Naunet Naunet "Nu " redirects here. For other uses, see Nu.In Egyptian mythology, Nu is the deification of the primordial watery abyss. In the Ogdoad cosmogony, the name means abyss.... , Nehebkau Nehebkau In Egyptian mythology, Nehebkau was originally the explanation of the cause of binding of Egyptian soul after death. Thus his name, which means brings together Ka.... , Nephthys Nephthys In Egyptian mythology, Nephthys is the Greek form of an epithet . Nephthys, therefore, is a member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis , a daughter of Nut and Geb.... , Nun Nun A Nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an monasticism who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent.... , Nut Nut (goddess) In the Ennead mythology, Nut , was the goddess of the sky. Her name means Night. Some of the titles of Nut were Coverer of the Sky, She Who Protects, Mistress of All, and She Who Holds a Thousand Souls.... , Osiris Osiris Osiris was an Egyptian mythology, usually called the god of the Afterlife.Osiris is one of the oldest gods for whom records have been found; one of the oldest known attestations of his name is on the Palermo Stone of around 2500 BC.... , Ptah Ptah In Egyptian mythology, Ptah was the deification of the primordial mound in the Ennead cosmogony, which was more literally referred to as Ta-tenen , meaning risen land, or as Tanen, meaning submerged land.... , Seker Seker In Egyptian mythology, Seker was originally, during the Old Kingdom, the deification of the act of separating the Ba from the Ka, roughly the separation of soul from the body, after death.... , Thoth Thoth Thoth, , though variations are accepted , was considered one of the more important god of the Egyptian pantheon, often depicted with the head of an Sacred Ibis....
Elamite mythology	Jabru Jabru Jabru was the Elamite god of the underworld. He was the father of all Elamite gods.Jabru's Akkadian counterpart was Anu.Sources...
Etruscan mythology Etruscan mythology The Etruscan civilizations were a people of unknown origin living in Northern Italy, who were eventually integrated into Roman culture and politically became part of the Roman Republic....	Charun Charun In Etruscan mythology, Charun was the psychopomp of the underworld, not to be confused with the lord of the underworld, known to the Etruscans as Aita .... , Culsu, Februus Februus In Roman mythology, Februus was the god of the dead and purification. He was also worshipped by the Etruscans, where he could have become Febris, god of malaria.... , Mania Mania Mania is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood, energy, unusual thought patterns and sometimes psychosis. There are several possible causes for mania including drug abuse and brain tumours, but it is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may cyclically alternate with episodes of ma... , Mantus Mantus In Roman mythology and Etruscan mythology mythology, Mantus and his wife, Mania were gods of the underworld. They were associated with the city Mantua , which may derive its name from Mantus.... , Nethuns Nethuns In Etruscan mythology, Nethuns was the god of water wells, later expanded to all water, including the sea. The Etruscan conception of the deity affected Roman mythology Neptune .... , Tuchulcha Tuchulcha In Etruscan mythology, Tulchulcha was a chthonic daemon with pointed ears , and hair made of snakes and a beak . Tulchulcha lived in the underworld known as Aita .... , Vanth Vanth Vanth is a chthonic figure in Etruscan mythology shown in a variety of forms of funerary art, such as in tomb paintings and on sarcophagi. Vanth is a female demon in the Etruscan underworld that is often accompanied either by additional Vanth figures or by another demon, Charun ....
Finnish mythology Finnish mythology Finnish mythology is the mythology that went with Finnish paganism which was practised by the Finnish people prior to Christianisation. It has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non-Finnic neighbours, the Baltic people and the Scandinavians....	Kalma Kalma Niko Hurme , whose stage name is Kalma was the bass player for the Finland hard rock band Lordi between 2002 and 2005. He played on the albums The Monsterican Dream and The Arockalypse but was replaced by current bassist Samer el Nahhal after his departure from the band for personal reasons.... , Kipu-Tyttö, Kivutar, Lovitar, Surma Surma Surma may refer to:* Surma ? a beast which guards the gates of the Underworld;* Surma people ? a pastoralist ethnic group in western Ethiopia;... , Tuonen akka Akka Akka is traditionally a female spirit in S?mi and Finnish mythology.In S?mi mythology, the first akka was Maderakka and her daughters were Sarakka, Uksakka and Juksakka.... , Tuonetar Tuonetar Tuonetar , in Finnish mythology, is the Queen of the Underworld.She is the wife of Tuoni, with whom she rules over the Underworld, Tuonela. Also, when the dead arrive to their kingdom, they are their kind hosts and are delighted to offer their guests a tankard full of frogs and worms.... , Tuoni Tuoni In Finnish mythology, Tuoni was the god of the underworld .... , Vammatar Vammatar Vammatar is the Finnish goddess of pain, disease, and/or suffering . She is the daughter of Tuoni and Tuonetar . Her sisters are Kipu-Tytt?, Kivutar and Loviatar ....
Greek mythology Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....	Cerberus Cerberus Cerberus is the name given to the entity which, in Greek mythology and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed dog which guards the gates of Hades, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.... , Charon Charon (mythology) In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon was the ferryman of Hades who carried souls of the newly deceased across the river that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.... , Hades Hades Hades refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive case , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades".... , Keres Keres (mythology) In Greek mythology, the Ceres were female death-spirits. The Keres were daughters of Nyx , and as such the sisters of Fate , Doom , Death and Sleep , Strife , Old Age , Divine Retribution , Charon , and other personifications.... , Persephone Persephone In Greek mythology, Persephone was the embodiment of the Earth's fertility at the same time that she was the Queen of the Greek Underworld, the kore , and the parthenogenesis daughter of Demeter and, in later Classical myths, a daughter of Demeter and Zeus.... , Styx Styx (mythology) In Greek mythology, the "River Styx" was a river which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld . It circles Hades nine times. The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron and Cocytus all converge at the center of Hades on a great swamp.... , Thanatos Thanatos In Greek religion, Th?natos was the Daemon personification of Death and Mortality. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person.... , Tartaros
Georgian mythology Georgian mythology The article is about the mythology of the country of Georgia .Georgian myths and legends are preserved mainly as popular tales. Many of them have eventually fused with Christian legends....	sasuleti
Haida mythology Haida mythology The Haida are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their national territories lie along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska....	Ta'xet Ta'xet Ta'xet is the Haida God of violent death. It is considered a duality. Its counterpart is Tia, the god of peaceful death.... , Tia TIA TIA may refer to:People:* Tia Carrere , American actress, model and singer* Tia Hellebaut , Belgian Olympic champion and athlete* TiA , female Japanese singer...
Hinduism Hinduism 'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....	asura Asura Sorry, no overview for this topic s, Bali, Chitragupta Chitragupta Chitragupta is a Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth, and upon their death, deciding as regards sending them to the Svarga or the Naraka, depending on their actions on the earth.... , deva Deva (Hinduism) Deva is the Sanskrit word for "god, deity". It can be variously interpreted as a god, spirit, demi-god, Celestial, deity or any supernatural being of high excellence.... s, Durga Durga In Hinduism, the goddess Durga or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress". Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having ten arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons , maintaining a meditative smile, and practicing mudras, or symbolic hand gestures.... , Naga (mythology), Rudra Rudra Rudra is a Rigvedic deities of the storm, the wind, and the hunt. The name has been translated as "Roarer", "Howler", "Wild One", and "Terrible".... , Soma Soma Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic civilization and Greater Iran cultures.... , Varuna Varuna In Historical Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna is a god of the sky, of waters and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.... , Vivasvat, Vritra Vritra In the Historical Vedic religion, Vritra "the enveloper", was an Asura and also a naga or dragon, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra.... , Yama Yama (Hinduism) This article is about the deity Yama* in Hinduism. For yama in the sense of a code of conduct, see Yamas.* For a general article about Yama, see Yama....
Hopi mythology Hopi mythology The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopis as a group believe....	Kachina Kachina Kachinas exist in western Pueblo cosmology and religious practices. The western Pueblo cultures include Hopi, Zuni, Tewa Village , Acoma Pueblo, and Laguna Pueblo....
Ibo mythology	Ala Ala (mythology) Ala, also known as Ale, Alla and Ane/Ani , in Igbo mythology is the goddess of fertility and Earth Mother, who also rules the underworld....
Incan mythology	Supay Supay In Inca mythology, Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the Uca Pacha as well as a race of demons. The Uca Pacha is literally the Incan Underworld.... , Vichama Vichama In Inca mythology, Vichama is the god of death and the son of Inti. His mother was murdered by his half-brother Pachacamac, and he took revenge by turning the humans who were created by Pachacamac into rocks and islands....
Indonesian mythology	Dewi Shri Dewi Shri Dewi Shri also seen as Dewi Sri is the goddess of rice on the island of Bali and Java . She has the power of the underworld and the Moon.... , Ndara
Inuit mythology Inuit mythology Inuit mythology has many similarities to the religions of other polar regions. Inuit traditional religious practices could be very briefly summarised as a form of shamanism based on Animism principles....	Pana Pana In Inuit mythology, Pana was the god who cared for souls in the underworld before they were reincarnation.Pana also means 'snow knife' in Inuktitut.... , Sedna
Islamic mythology Islamic mythology Islamic mythology refers to the body of traditional stories that belong to Islam. In its current form, Islam is a religion established by Muhammad, who lived in the 6th and 7th centuries C.E....	Hafaza Hafaza In Islamic mythology, a Hafaza is a type of angel. It is roughly equivalent with the Christianity concept of a Guardian angel.Each person is assigned with four Hafazas, two of which keep watch during the day and two during the night.... , Huri, Iblis Iblis Iblis , is the name of the primary devil in Islam.... /Shaitan Shaitan In Islam, Shay?an is an entity analogous to Satan.... , Ifrit Ifrit Ifrit, also spelled efreet, also ifreet, afrit, afreet , in Islamic mythology, are a class of infernal jinn, spirits below the level of angels and devils, noted for their strength and cunning.... , Jinn Genie In Islam and Arabian mythology, a genie is a supernatural fiery creature which possesses free will. Genies are mentioned in the Qur'an, wherein a whole Sura is named after them .... , Mala'ikah, Peri Peri In Persian mythology, peris are descended from fallen angels who have been denied paradise until they have done penance. In earlier sources they are described as agents of evil; later, they are benevolent....
Japanese mythology Japanese mythology Japanese mythology is a system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculture-based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon alone consists of an uncountable number of kami ....	Hisa-Me Hisa-me , also known as , were, in Japanese mythology, eight hags sent by Izanami to chase Izanagi out of the underworld.References... , Hotoke, Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami, Jikininki Jikininki In Japanese Buddhism, jikininki* are the spirits of greedy, selfishness or impiety individuals who are cursed after death to seek out and eat human cadaver.... , Shiko-Me, Shiti Dama, Shi-Ryo, Yama Yama Yama , also known as Yamaraja in India, Yanluowang or simply Yan in China, and Enma in Japan, is the lord of death, first recorded in the Vedas....
Kassite mythology	Dur DUR DUR may refer to:* DUR, IATA code for Durban International Airport* DUR, the ISO 3166-2 code for County Durham in England* Detroit United Railway...
Khmer mythology	Preas Eyssaur
Latvian mythology Latvian mythology BasicsLatvian culture, along with Lithuanian, is among the oldest surviving Indo-European culture. Much of its symbolism is ancient. Its seasons, festivals, and numerous deities reflect the essential agrarian nature of Latvian tribal life....	Veli, Velu mate, Zemes mate
Levantine mythology	Mot Mot In Ugaritic Mot 'Death' is personified as a god of death. The word is cognate with forms meaning 'death' in other Semitic languages and Afro-Asiatic languages: with Arabic language ??? mawt; with Hebrew ??? ; with Maltese language mewt; with Syriac language mauta; with Ge'ez language mot; with Canaanite languages, Ancient Eg...
Lunda mythology	Kalunga Kalunga The Kalungas are descendants of run-away slaves who lived in remote settlements in northeastern Goi?s state, Brazil. Most of the 4,000 Kalungas, who are of mixed race, black and native Indian, live in very poor conditions in near the town of Cavalcante, Goi?s....
Maori mythology Maori mythology Maori mythology and Maori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Maori of New Zealand may usefully be divided....	Kewa KEWA KEWA is a planned radio station broadcasting a unknown format radio format. Licensed to Ewa Beach, Hawaii, USA, the station serves the Honolulu area. The station is currently owned by Km Communications....
Maya mythology	Xibalba Xibalba In Maya mythology Xibalba , roughly translated as "Place of fear", is the name of the underworld, ruled by Mayan spirits of disease and death. In the 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cob?n, Guatemala....
Melanesian mythology Melanesian mythology Melanesian mythology is a European way of referring to the custom stories of the world area known since the 19th century as "Melanesia", an umbrella term used for the archipelagos of New Guinea, the Torres Strait Islands, the Admiralty Islands, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu....	(includes Fijian mythology) Degei Degei In Fijian mythology, Degei is a snake-god. He judges newly-dead souls after they pass through one of two caves: Cibaciba and Drakulu. A few he sends to paradise, Burotu.... , Ratumaibulu Ratumaibulu In the mythology of Fiji, Ratumaibulu is a god of great importance who presides over agriculture. In the month called Vula-i-Ratumaibulu, he comes from Bulu , the world of spirits, to make the breadfruit and other fruit trees blossom and yield fruit .... , Samulayo Samulayo In the mythology of Fiji, Samulayo is a god of war and those dead souls who died in battle....
Narragansett mythology	Chepi Chepi Chepi is a ghost or fairy in the mythology of the Narragansett of Native Americans in the United States from the Narragansett Bay region of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts....
Navaho mythology	Estanatelhi
Niquiran mythology	Mictanteot
Norse mythology Norse mythology Norse, Viking or Scandinavian mythology comprises the beliefs, myths and legends of the Norse paganism of the North Germanic language people, including those who settled on Faroe Islands and Iceland, where most of the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled....	Garm Garm Garm may refer to:Garm, Tajikistan, a town in the Rasht Valley.Garmr, a large dog in Norse mythology that guards Hel, the land of the dead.... , Hel, Ran
Orokolo mythology	Kiavari
Persian mythology Persian mythology By Persian mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan ....	Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu is the Avestan language name of Zoroastrianism's Hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.... , Azhi Dahaka Zahhak Zahhak or Zohhak is a figure of Iranian mythology, evident in ancient Iranian folklore as A?i Dahaka, the name by which he also appears in the texts of the Avesta.... , Peri Peri In Persian mythology, peris are descended from fallen angels who have been denied paradise until they have done penance. In earlier sources they are described as agents of evil; later, they are benevolent....
Philippine mythology (Look to the Christian Mythology for more information)	Demonyo Demon Demon In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit. In Christian terms demons are generally understood as fallen angels, formerly of God.... , Lucifer Lucifer *Lucifer* is a name frequently given to Satan in Christian belief. This usage as a reference to a fallen angel stems from a particular interpretation of a passage in the Bible that speaks of someone who is given the name of "Day Star" or "Morning Star" as fallen from heaven.... , Dyablo Diablo Diablo Diablo is the Spanish language word for 'devil'. It may also mean:Diablos, an international motorcycle club associated with criminal activities... , Satan Satan Satan* is a term that originates from the Abrahamic religions, being traditionally applied to an angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and to a Genie in Islamic belief.... , Diyos God God God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
Phoenician mythology	Horon
Phrygian mythology	Men Men (god) File:Men Ankara AMM 823.jpgFile:Men BritMu020a.jpgMen was a god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia.The roots of the Men cult may go back to Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC....
Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology Polynesian mythology is the Oral_tradition of the people of Polynesia a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers....	Hikuleo, Hina Hina File:Maruru by Paul Gauguin.jpgHina is the name of several different goddesses and women in Polynesian mythology. In some traditions, the trickster and culture hero Maui has a wife named Hina, as do the gods Tane and Tangaroa.... , Hine-nui-te-Po Hine-nui-te-po In Maori mythology, Hine-nui-te-po is a goddess of night and death, and the ruler of the underworld. She is a daughter of Tane. She fled to the underworld because she discovered that Tane, whom she had married, was also her father.... , Kanaloa Kanaloa Kanaloa is one of the four great gods of Hawaiian mythology, along with Kane, Ku, and Lono. He is the local form of a Polynesian deity generally connected with the sea.... , Kiho Kiho Kiho may refer to:* In the mythology of the Tuamotu archipelago, Kiho-tumu is the supreme god.* Kiho, Mie is a town in Japan.* In the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game, kiho cards are played as actions, but generate spell effects.... , Makea Tutara, Mahiuki, Mahu-ike, Marama Marama Marama relates to more than one article:* Marama, South Australia is a place in South Australia* Marama is a widespread Polynesian word for 'moon' or 'light'.... , Mauri Mauri Mauri may refer to:In the Maori language of New Zealand and the Rotuman language of Rotuma, Mauri* means the life force which all objects contain.... , Merau Merau In Polynesian mythology, Merau is a goddess of death.References... , Milu Milu PeopleMiL? [Maria de Lourdes de Almeida Lemos] , was a Portuguese actress and singer.miL? [Anke Hachfeld] , is a German singer.Other... , Miru Miru In the Polynesian mythology of the Cook Islands, Miru is a goddess who lives in Argentina. She intoxicates the souls of dead people with kava and then burns them eternally in her oven . The Tapairu are her daughters. Also see Tau-Titi.... , Rimu Rimu Rimu can mean the following:*Dacrydium cupressinum, also rimu, a tree endemic to New ZealandRimu, Southland, a locality in Southland, New Zealand... , Rohe (mythology) Rohe (mythology) In a tradition of the Moriori people of the Chatham Islands, Rohe* is the wife of the demi-god Maui . Beautiful Rohe was a sister of the sun, and her face shone.... , Whiro Whiro In Maori mythology, Whiro is the lord of darkness, or the embodiment of all evil. He inhabits the underworld and is responsible for the ills of all persons....
Prussian mythology	Picullus
Pueblo mythology	Iyatiku Iyatiku Iyatiku is the corn goddess of the Pueblo people. From shipap, her underground realm, mankind first ermerged, from there infants today are born and tither go the dead....
Roma (Gypsy) mythology Roma (Gypsy) mythology Roma mythology is the myth, folklore, religion, traditions, and legends of the Roma people. The Gypsies, who call themselves Rom or Romany, are a nomadic culture which originated in India during the Middle Ages....
Roman mythology Roman mythology Roman mythology, or more appropriately, Latin mythology, refers to the mythology beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Rome....	Cerberus Cerberus Cerberus is the name given to the entity which, in Greek mythology and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed dog which guards the gates of Hades, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.... , Dea Tacita Dea Tacita In Roman mythology, Dea Tacita was a goddess of the dead. In later times, she was equated with the earth goddess Larunda. In this guise, Dea Tacita was worshipped at a festival called Larentalia on December 23.... , Dis Pater Dis Pater Dis Pater, or Dispater , was a Roman mythology and Celtic polytheism of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades . Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus , becoming an underworld.... , Egestes, Fames, Inferi Dii, Larenta, Letum, Libitina Libitina In Roman mythology, Libitina was the goddess of death, Dead bodys and funerals. Her name was also a synonym for death [see Horace Odes 3.30].Her face was seldom portrayed; hardly any sacrifices were offered to her, as they were to Orcus , her male equivalent.... , Mors Mors (mythology) In Roman mythology, Mors is the Death and equivalent to the Greek Thanatos . He is the son of the goddess of night, Nyx, and is the brother of the personification of sleep, Hypnos.... , Pluto, Proserpina Proserpina Proserpina is an ancient Roman goddess whose story is the basis of a Mythology of Springtime. Her Greek mythology goddess' equivalent is Persephone.... , Viduus Viduus In Roman mythology, Viduus was the god who separated the soul and the body after death.In music, Viduus is a progressive technical death metal band, founded by bassist and vocalist Malethoth Kazynanenko....
Russian mythology	Baba Yaga Baba Yaga Baba Yaga is, in Slavic folklore, a witch-like character who flies around on a giant Mortar and pestle, kidnapping small children, and lives in a house which stands on chicken feet.... , Koshchei
Saami mythology	Yambe-akka Akka Akka is traditionally a female spirit in S?mi and Finnish mythology.In S?mi mythology, the first akka was Maderakka and her daughters were Sarakka, Uksakka and Juksakka....
Salish mythology Salish mythology The Coast Salish are a linguistic and cultural grouping of First Nations originally from British Columbia, Canada and Washington, United States....	Amotken
Siberian mythology	Chebeldei, Kul Kul The word Kul has several meanings:*Kul is an internet slang variation of the word Cool .* KUL is the IATA airport code for Kuala Lumpur International Airport...
Slavic mythology Slavic mythology Slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheism that was practised by the Slavs prior to Christianisation.The religion possesses numerous common traits with other religions descended from the Proto-Indo-European religion....	Crnobog, Flins Flins Flins is the god of death in slavic mythology.----There is also a large stone near Szprotawa in Poland, referred to as the Flins, albeit its connection with any worship of Flins is largely conjectural.... , Marzana, Nyia
Sumerian mythology	Edimmu Edimmu The edimmu, , were a type of utukku in Sumerian mythology. They were envisioned as the ghosts of those who were not buried properly. They were considered vengeful toward the living and might demon possession people if they did not take into account certain taboos, such as the prohibition against eating ox meat.... , Ekimmu, Endukugga, Enmesarra Enmesarra Enmesarra in Sumerian mythology and Akkadian mythology is an underworld god of the law. According to texts he controls the Me_ or divine rules.... , Ereshkigal Ereshkigal In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal was the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead or underworld. Sometimes her name is given as Irkalla, similar to way the name Hades was used in Greek mythology for both the underworld and its ruler.... , Gidim Gidim Gidim are the Mesopotamian mythology equivalent of ghosts; they were the spirits of dead people living in the Underworld.... , Gula Gula Gula was a Babylonian goddess, the consort of Ninurta. She is identical with another goddess, known as Bau , though it would seem that the two were originally independent.... , Irkalla Irkalla In Akkadian mythology and Sumerian mythology, Irkalla is the hell-like underworld from which there is no return. It is also called Arali, Kigal, Gizal, and the lower world.... , Kur Kur In Sumerian mythology, Kur was primarily a mountain or mountains, and usually referred to the Zagros mountains to the east of Sumer. The cuneiform for "kur" was a pictograph of a mountain It can also mean "foreign land".... , Namtar Namtar In Mesopotamian mythology Namtar was a hellish deity, god of death, and the messenger of An , Ereshkigal, and Nergal.Namtar was considered responsible for diseases and pests.... , Nergal Nergal The name Nergal refers to a deity in Babylonia with the main seat of his cult at Kutha represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Kutha : "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal" .... , Neti Neti Neti can refer to:Neti , an underworld god in Mesopotamian mythology.Neti a Hatha Yoga cleansing technique of the air passways in the head.... , Nindukugga, Ninlil Ninlil In Sumerian mythology, Ninlil , first called Sud, in Assyrian called Mullitu, is the consort goddess of Enlil. Her parentage is variously described.... , Urshanabi, Ziusudra
Syrian mythology	Reshep
Tamil mythology Tamil mythology Tamil mythology means the stories and sacred narratives belonging to the Tamil people. This body of mythology is a mix of elements from the pre-Hinduism Dravidian peoples and Indus Valley Civilization cultures with Vedic period and orthodox Hindu aspects of the Sanskrit literature tradition....	Cur Cur Cur refers to a mutt, a dog of mixed-breed dog, typically characterized as one who tends to growl frequently rather than maintain calm.It is also a derogatory term in American slang to insult someone by calling them a dog....
Thracian mythology	Heros
Turkic mythology	Erlik Han
Vodou Vodou Vodun or Vudun is a African traditional religion Polytheistic organised religion of coastal West Africa, from Nigeria to Ghana. It is distinct from the unorganised traditional Animisms in the interiors of these same countries, as well as from various religions with often similar names of the African Diaspora in the New World, such as...	Baron Cimetière Baron Cimetière In West African Vodun, Baron Cimeti?re is one of the Gu?d?, a spirit of the dead, along with Baron Samedi and Baron La Croix. He is said to be the male guardian of the cemetery.... , Baron La Croix Baron La Croix In Haitian Vodou, Baron La Croix , also spelled Lakwa, is one of the Gu?d?, a Loa of the dead and sexuality, along with Baron Samedi and Baron Cimeti?re.... , Baron Samedi Baron Samedi In Vodou or Haitian_Vodou, Baron Samedi is one of the aspects of Baron, one of the loa. He is a loa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimeti?re, Baron La Croix, and Baron Kriminel.... , Ghede, Maman Brigitte Maman Brigitte In Haitian Vodou, Maman Brigitte is a death loa, the wife of Baron Samedi. She drinks hot peppers and is symbolized by a black rooster. Like Baron and the Ghede, she uses obscenities.... , Marassa Jumeaux Marassa Jumeaux In Vodou, the Marassa are the divine twins. They are children, but more ancient than any other loa. "Love, truth and justice. Directed by reason. Mysteries of liaison between earth and heaven and they personify astronomic-astrological learning....
Wagawaga mythology	Tumudurere
Yoruba mythology Yoruba mythology The Yor?b? religion comprises religious beliefs and practices of the Yoruba people of old before the Yoruba community encountered Islam, Christianity and other faiths....	Oya Oya In Yoruba mythology, Oya , is the Goddess of the Niger River....
Yurak mythology	Nga NGA NGA may refer to:* Nigeria* National Gallery of Art* National Gallery of Australia* National Gardening Association* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in the United States...
Zuni mythology Zuni mythology The Zuni mythology is the mythology of the Zuni tribe. The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in the southwest of the United States. They worship many Kachinas ....	Uhepono