Ta'alab (Sabaean) Moon god, connected to billygoat. [2]

Taautes (Phoenician/Greek) God of law and writing; he advises Moloch. Giver of laws, he let them be written in stone by the Kabires. He also made the images of Dagon, Moloch and the other deities and created the holy aspects of the elements.
According to the Samothrakian mysteries, a servant of and part of a trinity with Moloch and Astarte, who were the Kabires coming from Phoenike.
The same trinity in the Epidaurian mysteries were named as Asklepios, Hygea and Telesphoros. [3]

Tabunisorton (Kalmuck) Probably an agricultural fertility goddess; she was resurrected 52 times. Depicted in 52 different shapes, with her main image being that of a Kalmuck woman sitting cross-legged on a hill, wearing a light skirt and the skin painted red. She holds a pot with fruit in her hands, and her hair is braided with flowers into a crown-like shape. [3]

Tacita (Roman) "Silence," goddess of the same. Her worship seems to have been introduced by Numa Pompilius. According to some, she is a Muse, for others, she is the mother of the Lares. [3,4]

Taenarios (Greek) Byname of Poseidon from a promontory in Lakonia. [3]

Tages (Italian/Etruscan) Son of a Genius, grandson of Iupiter; probably god of soothsaying and augury. A fully developed boy, he was plowed up out of a field by an Etrurian farmer, and after some initial surprise and alarm began doing and teaching augury.

Taikoku (Japanese) God of riches, who gives whatever one wishes for. Depicted sitting on a bale of rice with a hammer held high above his head with both hands; wherever the hammer strikes, wealth and prosperity spread. [3]

Taishan (Taoist/Confucian) The easternmost mountain of the Taoist world, source of the sun. He reigns over the fate of mortals and the kingdom of the dead.

Take mina katano mikotto (Japanese/Shinto) The god of Suwa, godly ruler of the land Sinano. He is a Dai myo zin. He has great temples in many places, where festivities are held on the ninth day of the ninth month. He is patron of several large cities, including Nagasaki. At his festivals, the presence of foreigners adds to his glory. [3]

Talafula (Chinese) War god of the peoples of Formosa. Together with Tapalliape, he receives sacrifices before battle is joined. [3]

Tama nooya (Japanese) Imperial god, who made the three insignia of the empire: a sword, a pearl and a mirror. [2]

Tamerani (Indian) The hightest god of some tribes. Being quite above all the nitpicking and small troubles of earth, he is enthroned high above the universe in ineffable calm. [3]

Tammonden (Japanese) One of the four great gods of the thirty-third heaven. [3]

Tammuz (Sumerian) Dumuzi.[3,10]

Tama-Nui-Te-Ra (Maori) Sun god. [3]

Tana (Polynesian) A national deity, understood to be an emanation of Tangaroa. [10]

Tanagra (Greek) Daughter of Asopos and Metope. [3]

Tanaïs (Greek) River god of the Don, a son of Pontos and Thalassa. [3]

Tanasim (Achagua) The spirit or principle of evil, which is worshipped. [3]

Tanc-Mahuta (Maori) God of forests and light, trees, birds, and insects. [3]

Tane (Maori) The mightiest of the Atua; god of plants and victor over darkness. Son of Papa and Rangi. He made a tree grow between his parents so his siblings could pry them apart. Later, he prevented Tu from killing his father and created the first woman from red clay, with whom he had a daughter, Hina-Titama ("Girl of the dawn"), which he also married; she is said to have become the ancestor of the Maori. [10]

Tane te medooa (?) Name of the highest being on an island named Otaheite; called upon only with highly important matters in mind, all other beings depend on it. Probably identical to Tane. [3]

Tanfana (Germanic: Frisian/Westfalian) Possibly goddess of fire. Very little is known; Tacitus mentioned a deity of this name between the Weser and Lippe rivers. [3]

Tangaroa (Maori) God of the sea. Possibly a creator god; father of Oro. Of the Atua. [10]

Tangra (Yakutian) The highest deity. [3]

Tangun (Korean) [10]

Tan Hill (Celtic) Goddess of the Celtic fire. Holy day is August 6. [4]

Tanirsoit (Inuit) Mountain spirits of gigantic proportions. [3]

Tanit (Phoenician) Love goddess, similar to Aphrodite. The main goddess of Carthago, standing at the side of Baal. [10]

Tantalos (Greek) Son of Niobe and Amphion. He was killed by Apollon. Not to be confused with the more famous prince who earned his stay in Hell in the well-known legend. [3]

Tapalliape (Chinese) War god of the peoples of Formosa. Together with Talafula, he receives sacrifices before battle is joined. [3]

Tapio (Finnish) God of the hunt, protector of herds and forest animals, also a healer; married to Aninka. Often ill-humoured, and then making a good hunt impossible.
Shamans used to send their bees to him to collect balms and honey for cures. [3]

Tapiolan Emendae (Finnish) Aninka, wife of Tapio. [3]

Tara (Buddhist) Wish-granting redeemer, one of the transcendental Bodhisattvas. Her name translates as "star." Tara came out of a Lotus bud which grew in a lake of the tears of Avalokiteshvara. In Lamaism, she has special importance. [3,10]

Taranis (Celtic: Gallic) Responsible for heaven, afterworld and war. To some, also god of thunder and thunderstorms. He has the body of a horse with a bearded man's head. In his honour, firewheels were rolled down hills. Accompanied by two huge dogs. Not a creator god, he still has an aspect of fertility. [9,10]

Taranucnus (Celtic) Taranis. [9]

Tarapyha (Estonian) Thunder god, benefactor of mankind. His thunder fertilizes the fields and encourages growth in the animals. Living in the oaks of his holy copses, he was depicted in the form of a huge dragon. He received human sacrifices. [3]

Tarci (Buddhist) Wife of Vyasha, mother of Buddha by Jandesma. [3]

Tariq (Zoroastrian) One of the seven archspirits created by Angra Mainyu to fight the A Mesha Spentas. Tariqs particular enemy is Khordad. [3]

Tarkitos (Greek) Tarquitus [3]

Tarmad (Zoroastrian) One of the seven spirits created by Angra Mainyu; he fights against Sapandomad. [3]

Tarni negonizan Burchan (Kalmuck) Omniscient protector god of children. He has a thousand eyes and a thousand arms; depicted sitting, with three faces, three heads and ten arms. The two middle arms are crossed across his chest. [3]

Taroatachetoomoo ([possibly Polynesian???]) God and causer of earthquakes. [3]

Tarpeius (Roman) Byname of Iupiter on the Capitoline in Rome. [3]

Tarquitus (Roman) Son of Faunus and Dryope. He was killed by Aenaeas. [3]

Tarsius (Roman) Byname of Iupiter connected to his having opened the abyss that brought plague over Rome until Curtius threw himself in there. [3]

Tartaros (Greek) Death personified, brother of Eros, Erebos and Nyx. He brings the souls of the dead into the eponymous realm. He might be identical to Thanatos. Depicted as an earnest-faced young man in later European art. Tartaros originally had a very negative image; even the gods hate him. [2]

Tarw Cad (Celtic) Cad. [9]

Tashtra (Zoroastrian) The primal, clear water, spirit of the life-giving moisture, the antagonist of Apevesh. A creature of Spenta Mainyu, he won the battle against Epeosho. [3]

Tassanji (Slavic: Bohemian/Moravian) Goddesses of revenge, who pursue evildoers with cats o'nine tails, so they can be recognized by their pale, horrified expressions. [3]

Tat (Japanese/Chinese) A dragon of the sea and lakes. He once killed a huge, poisonous millipede and has since been worshipped as a god. When he leaves the water, he becomes visible as a waterspout. [3]

Tatebi (Samoyedic) The lower gods; beyond numbers, they can be both good and evil. They have statues in the temples. [3]

Taulai (Moluccan) The highest god. [3]

Ta-uret (Egyptian) "The Large," giver of blessings to women in childbirth. Depicted as a hippopotamus standing on its hind legs, with female breasts, supported by a protective symbol. Ta-uret is said to be especially concerned with the births of royal heirs. [2]

Taurika (Greek) Byname of Artemis in Tauria, under which she received human sacrifice. [3]

Taurione (Greek) Byname of Artemis for her depictions riding a bull or a wagon drawn by bulls. She was worshipped as overseer of the cattle. The bulls' horns were the symbol of the changing moon. [3]

Taurokephalos (Greek) "Bull-headed," byname of Dionysos. [3]

Taurokeros (Greek) "Bull-horned," byname of Dionysos. [3]

Taurokranos (Greek) "Bull-browed," byname of Dionysos. [3]

Taurophonos (Greek) Byname of Herakles for his having slaughtered a Lindian farmer's bull after that one had declined giving Hyllos food. Since then, the Lindians curse while sacrificing for Herakles. [3]

Tauropolis (Greek) Byname of Athene at Perga, and of Artemis. [3]

Tauropolos (Greek) Son of Ariadne and Dionysos. [3]

Tawals (Slavic: Polish) Blessing-bringing god of the meadows and fields. [3]

Tawhiri (Maori) God of storms. [3]

Tawhiri-Matea (Maori) God of winds and elements. [3]

Taygete (Greek) One of the Pleïades, mother by Zeus of Lakedaimon and Eurotas. According to some, she was changed into a deer by Artemis, so she would no longer be molested by Zeus. [3]

Tazi (Aztec) "General Mother," name of the goddess of the earth. [1,3]

Tchart (Slavic: Wendish) Evil deity, fearfully worshipped. The name derives from tchern, "black," and points to a close relationship with Czernebog. [3]

Tchibacz (Slavic: Wendish/Sorbic) A black or evil god, depicted as a doglike creature enwound by snakes. [3]

Tea (Celtic: Irish) Mother goddess, patron of the festival of Tara, which city she founded. According to legend merely a princess and one of the founders of Tara, together with Tephi. [9,4]

Teatlahuiani (Aztec) "The Drowner," a byname of Centsontotochtin from the results of drinking too much wine. [3]

Tee ([Polynesian?]) The souls of the dead, who become protector spirits and live in the monuments at the burial grounds that are erected for them. [3]

Tefnut (Egyptian) "Saliva," with Geb, Nut and Shu one of the four founder gods. [2]

Tegid (Celtic: British) Father of Ceridwen. [9]

Tegyreïos (Greek) Byname of Apollon from a city in Boötia, where he had an oracle; near the city, a mountain named Delos was said to be the birthplace of the god instead of the eponymous island. [3]

Teidebaik (Chinese/Japanese) Main deity in the temple at Osaka, depicted as a four-armed giant with the crowned head of a boar. Clad in shining clothes, he stands upon a dragon-headed figure. [3]

Telchines (Greek) Sons of Thalassa, who together with Kaphira brought up Poseidon, who had been left in their care by Rhea. Wise beings; they can make and unmake weather and take on any shape they like. They are also inventors of the mechanical arts and famed carvers of statues. [3]

Telchinia (Greek) Byname of Hera, and of Athene from a temple at Teumessos said to have been erected by the Telchines. [3]

Telchinios (Greek) Byname of Apollon at Lindos, where his statue was said to have been made by the Telchines. [3]

Telea (Greek) Byname of Hera as patroness of matrimony in several cities. [3]

Teleos (Greek) Byname of Zeus at Tegea, where he had a sanctum in the form of a stone. [3]

Telephassa (Greek) Mother of Europa by Agenor. [3]

Telesilla (Greek) Heroa of Argos; she rallied the old men, children and women of the city to the defence against the Lakedaimonians who had overcome the men of the city in battle. Her Heroön was near the theatre by the temple of Aphrodite; she was depicted holding a helmet, with scrolls at her feet to indicate her profession of poetress. [3]

Telesphoros (Greek) 1.) "The Fulfiller," a spirit of healing, son of Asklepios. Depicted as a boy wearing a long mantle and a phrygian hat. Connected to Asklepios, Hygea and Hêphaistos. [3]
2.) Byname of Asklepios. [3]

Telestho (Greek) An Okeanide. [3]

Telete (Greek) Daughter of Nikaia and Dionysos. The name means "initiation;" she could be a personification of the initiation into the mysteries of Dionysos. [3]

Tellus (Roman) Earth goddess: Gaia. [3,4]

Telmissios (Greek) Byname of Apollon, from the city Telmissos, where he had a temple and a famous oracle. The city had been named after a son of Apollon and Themisto. [3]

Telphusa (Greek) An Arkadian Nymph, daughter of Ladon. [3]

Tembrios (Greek) Byname of Apollon from a city on Cyprus. [3]

Temenites (Greek) Byname of Apollon from the city Temenos near Syracuse. [3]

Tempestas (Roman) Goddess of storms; at her temple on the via appia, she received sacrifices of black sheep. Holy day on June 1. [3]

Tenchi-kane-no-kami (Japanese) A metal and heavenly god as well as the highest deity of the Konkokyo sect. Also a father and earth god. [10]

Teneates (Greek) Byname of Apollon from his temple at Tenea near Corinth. [3]

Tengri (Mongolian) Highest heavenly god, the high heaven or sky, also god of fertility and herds, master of the pasture. He reigns over the 99 heavenly powers, is god of fate and thereby also highest judge. He is omniscient. Father of a blue-grey wolf. [2,3,10]

Tenno (Shinto) The descendant and representative of the sun god, each himself deified. [2,3,10]

Tenri-o-no-mikoto (Shinto/Tenrikyo) Parental god. Probably taken from the Shinto pantheon, Tenri-o-no-mikoto is the highest deity of the Tenrikyo. Together with Itzanagi and Itzanami, he created people at the place called Jjiba ("centre of the earth") in Tenri. [10]

Tenshu-kotai-jingu (Shinto/Odorikyo) Originally a Shinto deity. The one and only god, to be worshipped by dance and prayer. A male/female pair. [10]

Ten tsi ten Wo (Japanese) Deified emperor, the 39th in an unbroken line. He spread the written language all over the empire and founded public schools; he also embraced the teachings of Confucianism and erected temples to Confucius. Protector of poetry, he is the first among the 100 holy Yamato poets. [3]

Tenzin (Japanese) "Heavenly Spirit," the spirit of a public servant of high status at court during his life. Great wrongs were done by him, wherefore he is worshipped in order to repay him for his suffering. [3]

Teotl (Aztec) "God," general word. Which particular god is meant is usually specified by a prefix. [1,3]

Teoyamiqui (Aztec) Death goddess of the warriors, wife of Huitzilopochtli. She accompanies the souls of the warriors who have died in defense of the gods into the house of the sun, where they are turned into colibris. [3]

Tephi (Celtic: Irish) Sister of Tea and co-founder of the city of Tara. [4]

Tequechmekaniani (Aztec) "The Throttler," a byname of Centsontotochtin from the results of overdoing the drinking. [3]

Terensis (Roman) Goddess of threshing. [3]

Terina (Greek) Daughter of Strymon (1.), beloved of Ares. By the latter, mother of Thrassa. [3]

Terminus (Roman) God of borders, protector of property. Depicted in the form of a square stone, his stone was so holy that when the temple of Iupiter was built on the Capitoline hill, it had to be built around the stone and the place where the stone lay left unroofed.
Festival on February 23rd. He received sacrifices of pies, corn and gruel; in later times, also animals. [3,4]

Terpsichore (Greek) Muse of the dance and chorals, depicted playing a seven-stringed Lyra. [2,3]

Terra (Roman) Tellus. [3]

Terror (Roman) Companion of the Furies, the personified terror. [3]

Teshub (Hurritic/Hittite) God of thunderstorms, husband of Hepat, together with whom he is one of the highest gods; he ruled after Kummarbi. [2,10]

Teteo-innan (Mexican) Earth goddess. Her festival is Ochpaniztli. [2]

Tetevinan (Aztec) Mother of the gods, also called Tocitsin. [3]

Tethra (Celtic: Irish) God of the sea, which to him is like a field; he can ride above the waves and the fish are his cattle. He is master of the dead. Probably of the Fomorians. See also Manannán mac Lir. [9]

Tethys (Greek) Sea goddess, one of the dii marini, daughter of Uranos and Gaia. Wife of Okeanos. She stands for the fertility of the ocean. A Titan, she has 3000 children, most of which are river, spring and sea gods and Nymphs. [3]

Tetzahuitl (Aztec) "The Horror," byname of Huitzilopochtli. [3]

Tetzauhteotl (Aztec) "The Horrible God," byname of Huitzilopochtli. [3]

Te Uentra Siauitha (Amerindian) "Bringer of the Day," the planet Venus as the morning star. [3]

Teufel (Christian) Devil.

Teutates (Celtic: Gallic) Master over war and peace, probably the highest god of the Gallic Celts. A father deity, he is accompanied by a pair of rams, whose horns are his symbols. He has aspects both of power and of wisdom. He is judge of the dead; the valorous are being taken away to the Otherworld, the others are destroyed.
Depicted as a bearded man with two wings, wearing a crown. Human sacrifice was practiced by holding the victim head down into a cauldron until suffocated. He can also appear as a boar. [3,9,10]

Tewakayohua (Maya?) Earth god. [3]

Teyrnon (Celtic: Cymric) His name has been translated as "great godly master," but apart from that, little seems to be known. In legend, he is the foster father of Pryderi. [9]

Tezcatilputsa (Aztec) God of punishment, laying harsh judgments on sinners. During his yearly festivals, people beat each other to expiate their sins. [3]

Tezcatlipoca (Aztec) "Smoking Mirror." The god of thunder, war and destiny is a son of Toacatecutli and as such has a part in creation. He judges people, giving riches to the just and pestilence to the sinners. Depicted as a one-legged youthful man in black marble, decorated with lots of gold and jewels, holding a metal mirror in his left hand.
Tezcatlipoca is overlord of the two highest warrior castes, the "eagles" and the "jaguars," and their houses. He had resting-stones on street corners, which to use was forbidden because they were dedicated to the god. [1,2,3,10]

Thalassa (Greek) The sea, one of the dii marini; daughter of Hemera and Aether. [3]

Thalassius (Roman) God of marriage; probably a deified young man who lived at the time of the abduction of the Sabines. [3]

Thalia (Greek) 1.) Muse of entertainment and comedy. Depicted wearing an ivy wreath and holdig a comedy mask. [2,3]
2.) "The Flowering," one of the Charites. [2,3]
3.) A Nymph, daughter of Nereos and Doris, living near Sicily. [3]
4.) A Nymph, daughter of Hêphaistos, mother of the Palikes by Zeus. [3]

Thallo (Greek) "The Flowering," one of the Horai. [2,3]

Thamuz (Phoenician) Mentioned in the book of Ezechiel. The god meant is probably identical to Tammuz. [3]

Thanatos (Greek) The god of death, twin brother of Hypnos, son of Nux. Depicted as a young man with a live torch, or as a sleeping boy. Attributes are butterfly, lizard, rabbit, poppy heads and a horn.
Together with his brother, he restlessly wanders the earth to bring people to rest. He had a little bit of bad luck when he was tied up by the practical joker Sisyphos. [3,10]

Tharonhiaonagon (Amerindian) The first among the gods and spirits inhabiting the bodies of the living. Grandson of Atahentsik. [3]

Thasiami (Hindu) Record-keeper for the judgment; he writes down all sins of men in the book of judgment. Depicted as a man holding a book and pencil. He seems to be equal to Mahasundera. [3]

Thasios (Greek) Byname of Herakles from the island Thasos. He had an iron statue under this name at Olympia. [3]

Thaumas (Greek) Son of Pontos and Gaia, married to Elektra, father of Iris and the Harpyias. [3]

Theagenes (Greek) A son of Herakles on Thasos. He was renowned for his strength, won many contests, and had statues put up for him in his lifetime, at which he received worship after his death. [3]

Theano (Greek) Wife of the historical mathematician Pythagoras. She is patroness of vegetarians. [3]

Thearios (Greek) Byname of Apollon in Troezia. [3]

Thebe (Greek) 1.) Daughter of Zeus and Iodame, married to Ogygos, mother of Aulis. [3]
2.) A Nymph, daughter of Asopos and Metope, beloved of Zeus. [3]

Theia (Greek/Roman) One of the Titanes, mother of Aurora, Helios and Selene by Hyperion. [3]

Thelxinoia (Greek) One of the goddesses of oaths, mother of Ogygos. Also byname of Hera in Athens. [3]

Thelxinoë (Greek) Thelxiope. [3]

Thelxiope (Greek) One of the four older Muses, daughter of Zeus. [3]

Themis (Greek) Goddess of justice, oaths and birth, one of the Titanes. Always at Zeus' side (whose first wife she was), mother of the Moires and of the Horai.
Personifying eternal justice and order, she is depicted as a sturdy young woman, wearing helmet and shield, holding scales and a cornucopia. [3,10]

Theoxenios (Greek) "Strange God [?]," byname of Apollon, under which the Dioscuri had founded games in his honour. [3]

Thera (Greek) Daughter of Amphion and Niobe. [3]

Therapnaei Fratres (Roman) Poetic name of the Dioscuri, from the place Therapne, where they were born and received worship. [3]

Theritas (Greek) Byname of Ares from his nurse, Thero. [3]

Thermesia (Greek) "The Warming," byname of Demeter under which she had a temple in Troezia. [3]

Thermios (Greek) Byname of Apollon at Elis. [3]

Thermuthis (Egyptian) Byname of Neïth, for her handing out death sentences over humans; sudden deaths were attributed to her judgment. [3]

Thero (Greek) A Nymph, nurse of Ares, mother of Chairon (though the nurse and the mother may actually be two different persons). [3]

Thesan (Etruscan) God of the dawn. [1]

Theseos (Greek) A great Heros and king of Athens, who unified the demes of Attika to the state of Athens after relieving much of the country from robbers. Contemporary of Herakles, they shared some adventures and exploits, and Theseos is much featured in mythology. Deified after his death, his temple at Athens was still mostly intact in the 1860s. [3,10]

Thesmia (Greek) Byname of Demeter and Proserpina for their capacity as law-givers. Their yearly festival were the Thesmophoria. [3]

Thesmophoros (Greek) Thesmia. [3]

Thespia (Greek) Daughter of Asopos and Metope. The city Thespiae was named for her. [3]

Thespiades (Greek) Byname of the Muses, for their worship in Thespiae. [3]

Thetis (Greek) Sea goddess, a Nereide. She is the mother of Achilles, and, to the chagrin of both Poseidon and Zeus, wife of the ephemeral Peleos. [3,10]

Thia (Greek) An Okeanide, mother of the Kerkopes (2.). [3]
2.) Theia. [3]

Thiermes (Lapponian) Tiermes. [3]

Thisbe (Greek) A Nymph, daughter of Asopos. [3]

Thisoa (Greek) An Arkadian Nymph, one of the many nurses of young Zeus. [3]

Thoantea (Greek) Byname of the Taurian Artemis, from the Taurian king Thoas. [3]

Thjalfi (Nordic) The servant of Thor, an elf. He once had a footrace with Thought. [3]

Thjazi (Nordic) Father of Skadi, a mighty Thurse who undertook to kidnap Iduna complete with apples. He was killed by Thor, who threw the Thurse's eyes into the sky, where they are even now visible as bright stars. [3]

Thoëris (Egyptian) Ta-uret. [2]

Thonnonkouisetsi (Iroquois) "Long-Hair," a hermit, highly revered and famous because of his wisdom and the huge amount of good advice he gave his people during his long life. [3]

Thoon (Greek) One of the Gigantes, killed in the war against the gods by the Moires with an iron club. [3]

Thoosa (Greek) Mother of Polyphemos by Poseidon, daughter of Phorkys. [3]

Thor (Nordic) God of thunder, also called Donar, son of Odhin and Frigga, married first to Sif, then Jarnsaxe (2.), father of Magni, Hlorridi and Thrudr. Worshipped especially by sailors. He has aspects of an agricultural and fertility god, as which he is worshipped by farmers.
After his father the second greatest of the Aesir; a declared enemy of the Thursir, he has killed many of them with his hammer Mjoellnir. A doer of heroic deeds, he also owns the belt Megingjardr, which doubles his powers, and lives in Thrudwangr in his palace Bilskirmr.
Thor is often depicted with an erection to stress his virility; other aspects are the belt and iron gloves with which he holds Mjoellnir. His chariot is drawn by two he-goats, which can resurrect themselves from their bones by the magic of the Hammer-Blessing. Sacred animal is the ram. Holy days are July 29 and December 6.
The sacred oak of Thor felled by the monk Boniface killed two monks in falling. [1,2,3,4,10]

Thorgerdr (Nordic) The deified daughter of king Holgi. She had temples at least in Halogaland under the name of Haurgabrud; depicted with lots of gold and silver jewelry, her statues also stood in the temples of Lade Jarl and Dale Gudbrand. [3]

Thornax (Greek) Wife of Iapetos, mother of Buphagos. [3]

Thorre (Nordic) "Sheet Ice," a son of Frosta. [3]

Thot (Egyptian) Moon god, god of wisdom and magic. Originally possibly a local god, later god of writing and science. Master of time reckoning, numbers and law, inventor of the Hieroglyphs.
On September 19, a fast is held in his honour to achieve magical powers and wisdom. Pictured with a writing tablet and a pen in his hands, of human stature with the head of an ibis or as a pure ibis, but he can take on the appearance of an old, white-haired baboon, which sits on its behind and watches over scribes. He was the first to compute time from the phases of the moon. The Greeks equalled him to Hermes.
Also variously equalled to Anubis, and possibly the original figure which evolved into Hermes Trismegistus. [2,3,4,10]

Thrake (Greek) 1.) A Nymph. [3]
2.) A Titan, beloved of Zeus and mother of Bithynos. [3]
3.) A Titan, mother of Doloneos by Kronos. [3]

Thrassa (Greek) Daughter of Ares and Terina. [3]

Thriambos (Greek) Byname of Dionysos, derived from thrion (= fig leaves). Later, the name was used for a song sung during the processions in Dionysos' honour, and the latin word triumph is derived from that. [3]

Thrudgelmr (Nordic) Direct descendant of Ymir, father of Bergelmir. [3]

Thrudr (Nordic) Daughter of Sif and Thor, sister of Hlorridi and half sister of Ull. [3]

Thrym (Nordic) Master of the Thursir, said to have been very rich. He tried to blackmail the Aesir into giving him Freya in matrimony by abducting Mjoellnir; the plot was blown by Thor dressing up as the bride and killing the whole family of Thrym as soon as he got within reach of his stolen hammer. [3]

Thudr (Nordic) Byname of Odhin. [3]

Thueris (Egyptian) Maitresse of Typhon. In the fight with Horus, she went over to him, followed by a snake which was hacked to pieces by Horus' entourage. [3]

Thunor (Anglic/Saxonian) Possibly a derivation of the name of Thor. [4]

Thursir (Nordic) "The Strong," a race of giants, also called Joetun, from which many of the Aesir are descended. They usually are at odds with the Aesir, even though they practise intermarriage; the women of the Thursir are noted to be quite beautiful. In the Ragnaroek, they will fight against the gods. Living in the Eastern Lands, they were more or less decimated by Thor.
Under the name of Trolls, they were later adopted into folk myths as mountain giants, more muscular than cerebral in their power. They are connected with the world Joetunheimr, which is one of the Nine Worlds, where they reside.
Historically, the Thursir may have been a Finnish people who later got deified as a whole. [3,10]

Thymbraios (Greek) Byname of Apollon, from Thymbra, where he had a famous temple. [3]

Thyone (Greek) 1.) One of the nurses of Dionysos. [3]
2.) The name of Semele after she was accepted amongst the gods. [3]

Thyoneos (Greek) Byname of Dionysos; also name of one of his sons. [3]

Thyrxeos (Greek) Byname of Apollon, under which he had an oracle near Zyaneä. [3]

Tiamat (Babylonian) The chaotic primal power of the sea, killed by Marduk, who separated the corpse of Tiamat into sky and earth. [3,10]

Tian (Chinese) "The Sky," the highest deity of the Chinese. Of humanoid stature, the rulers are responsible to him. [3,10]

Tian Hou (Chinese) Goddess of the sailors, wife of the sky god. She has a lot of temples, where her annual festival is  celebrated. [3]

Tiasa (Greek) A Nymph of the eponymous river, daughter of Eurotas. [3]

Tibalang (Philippinian) The spirits of the dead, huge and winged but invisible. They often sit in the tops of trees and are only noticeable by their smell. [3]

Tiberinides (Roman) The Nymphs of the Tiber. [3]

Tiberinus (Roman) The deified river Tiber, the father of all rivers. [2,3]

Tibris (Roman) The river god of the Tiber, depicted next to the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus as a somber man leaning on a cornucopia, holding a rudder. [3]

Tiermes (Lapponian/Finnish) God of thunder, depicted with a hammer. Son of the Evil One and a girl, he was taken in by the highest god and asked whom he wanted to follow, his father or his mother. Having decided for the latter, he became god of thunder, giving both good and bad by splitting trees and stones.
He is one of the Jumala; his worship seems to be very vague and generalized. [3]

Tiki-Make-Make (Polynesian) The Bird Man. Only actually proven for the Easter Island. His worship probably was cannibalistic. The figure as such might be identical to the mesoamerican Feathered Snake (cf. Quetzalcoatl). [10]

Tikqua (Khoikhoin) The highest god. [3]

Tilphosa (Greek) Nymph of the eponymous spring in Boötia, which was sacred to Apollon. [3]

Tilphosios (Greek) Byname of Apollon, from the spring Tilphosa. [3]

Tin (Etruscan) Tinia [3]

Tinia (Etruscan) The highest god, at the side of Voltumna, husband of Uni. He was later assimilated by the Romans into Iupiter. [1,10]

Tirynthios (Greek) Byname of Herakles, from his upbringing in Tirynth. [3]

Tishu Lama (Lamaist) The second most prominent Lama, subordinate only to the Dalai Lama. [3]

Tisiphone (Greek) "Murder-Avenger," one of the Erinnyias. [2,3]

Titaia (Greek) Mother of eighteen Titanes by Uranos, she was, amongst others, the mother of Basileia. Seems to be identical to Gaia. [3]

Titanes (Greek) The 22 children of Gaia and Uranos were the rulers of the world after their mother had mutilated Uranos and before being chased out by the Olympic gods and being banned to Tartaros.
The Titanes as such took their names from the mother of eighteen different children by Uranos, though, whose name was Titaia. They are Adanos, Andes, Anytos, Dione, Euryphaëssa, Hyperion, Iapetos, Koios, Krios, Kronos, Tethys, Mnemosyne, Okeanos, Olymbros, Ostasos, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, Thia, Thrake. Their children are collectively known as the Titanides. [3,10]

Titanides (Greek) The children of the Titanes, most noteably Hekate, Helios, Latona, Prometheos, Pyrrha and Selene. [3]

Tithonia (Greek) Byname of Eos, for her lover Tithonos. [3]

Tithorea (Greek) A Dryade after whom a city in Phokis was named. [3]

Tithrambo (Egyptian) Byname of Eset as goddess of death and horror, of sickness and fear. Worshipped with much respect rather than happiness, she might possibly embody the influence of the moon on plants and animals. Also equalled to Thermuthis, Hekate and Bubastis. [3]

Tityos (Greek) A Giant, son of Gaia, or of Zeus and Elara. [3]

Tiu (Saxonian) Tyr. [3]

Tiv (Etruscan) Moon god.

Tiw (Slavic) Tyr. [3,4]

Tlacahuipankuexcotzin (Toltec) The younger brother of the war god. His depicton was reported to be extremely ugly, yet very crafty. The war god was worshipped in his temples in a statue next to his. [3]

Tlacatecslolotl (Toltec) "Thinking Owl," an evil god, opposed to the good or virtuous gods. [3]

Tlachtga (Celtic) Daughter of Mog Ruith, a mother goddess. Her festivals differ from those of the other mother deities in that they both commemorate her and are held to ensure fertility. At Samhain, any hearthfire in the house has to be dowsed, to be relighted by the fire of Tlachtga. [9,10]

Tlahuitzcalpantecutli (Toltec) "Lord in the house of the dawn." Main deity. Chief of the Toltec pantheon. [3,10]

Tlaloc (Aztec) Water and rain god, fertilizer of the earth, protector of the goods of mankind. Living where the clouds originate, his depiction stood on one of the highest mountain tops of the country. He rules over a paradise for the drowned. Depicted with his teeth symbolizing rain ("comb-line").
One of the most important mesoamerican gods. He, together with Huitzilopochtli, stands at the top of the pantheon. The tears of the children sacrificed to him turn into rain. [2,3,10]

Tlatsoleotl (Aztec?) God of punishment and of redemption; he was called upon to forgive and unmake sins together with their according punishments. [3]

Tloqne Nahnaque (Aztec?) Creator of all, even of himself out of himself. The only god for one sect, and one who did not receive human sacrifice except that of POWs. [3]

Tmolos (Greek) God of the eponymous mountain. He was named as father of Tantalos, husband of Omphale and as judge in the singing contest between Apollon and Pan. [3]

Tocitsin (Aztec) "Our Grandmother," byname of Tetevinan because the Aztecs are descended from the gods. [3]

Togotes (Celtic: Hispanic) Named in an inscription found in Talavera. [9]

Toja (Amerindian) The evil one of the Florida Amerindians, who had festivals and prayers to make him relent. [3]

Tojo kekvo dai tsin (Japanese) Creator deity, also named Kuuitoko tatsino mikotto. [3]

Tona (Haitian: Quisqueja) Moon goddess, together with her husband Tonatiqs the first inhabitant of the island. [3]

Tonacatecutli (Aztec) The "master of the flesh" is the highest Aztec god, possibly related or even identical to Tonatiuh. Father of Tezcatlipoca. [3,10]

Tonakaiohua (Aztec) "The Upkeeper," a byname of Centeotl. [3]

Tonatiqs (Haitian: Quisqueja) "Sun," sun god, original inhabitant of the island together with his wife Tona; they shared a luxurious cave. Together, they lit up the island until they went up into the heavens and sent Yokahuna and Yemao as their own replacements. [3]

Tonatiuh (Aztec) Sun god, at the same time master of calendar and time reckoning. He stands in the centre of religion, although he is not the highest god. He is usually pictured as a humanoid figure in a sun disc. Warriors killed in battle, sacrifices and women dead in childbirth go to Tonatiuhuichan, which is the highest afterworld of all. [3,10]

Topan (Japanese) God of thunder. His wild jumps in the air produce the sound. [3]

Tora (Juvashian) The highest being. [3]

Toranga (Shinto) A mighty warrior, who lived at the time of the creation of the empire. He defeated a mighty, eight-handed giant with just an axe, and since then has been worshipped as a Kami. [3]

Torngak (Inuit) Protector spirit, who can be acquired with the help of a magician. [3]

Torngarseak (Inuit) The oldest and highest spirit of good, the creator of creation. He lives in luxury, always having more than enough food and drink, wherefore his place is the one to come to after death.
His henchmen are the Angekoks. For some reason, most of the spirits and gods opposing him are female. [3]

Torone (Greek) Second wife of Proteos. A Thrakian city was named for her. [3]

Torrhebia (Greek) A Nymph which had two children by Zeus, Karios and Archesilaos. [3]

Tossitoku (Japanese) God of good luck, and bringer of the same. He is called upon at the beginning of the year to further the worshipper's goals. Depicted as an ugly figure, standing on a rock in the sea, with a fan in his hand which signals good or bad fortune by being waved or not. [3]

Toth (Egyptian) Thot. [4]

Totsi (Aztec?) The great mother, at the side of Huitzilopochtli. Originally probably a deified queen. [3]

Tragios (Greek) Byname of Apollon from the city Tragaia on Naxos. [3]

Tratias Kirbixtu (Slavic: Polish) Protective fire god; he dowses the fires left burning by mistake and thereby protects the homes. [3]

Treverae Matres (German: Treveran) Roman collective name of the local goddesses of the Treverans. [3]

Trickster (Generic) A Trickster is any deity which has both a good and evil side and whose behaviour is hard to predict. Tricksters usually enjoy mischief played upon both mortals and gods, but can also be of much help. A classic example for a Trickster is the Nordic Loki. Other Tricksters: Hiisi, Manabush, Maui, [to be continued...] [3,10]

Triesperos (Greek) Byname of Herakles for the threefold night of his conception. [3]

Triglav (Slavic: Sorbic, Prussian, Lithuanian, Pommeranian, Rugian, Wendish, Polish, Obotritic) The highest god of all had oracles at Szczecin (Stettin, Poland), which were derived from the behaviour of a black horse. His only depiction is veiled completely, for he is invisible, but he has three heads (from which fact his name is derived).
He wears a veil so as not to see the evil deeds of men, and rarely appears amongst mortals. In his main temple at Szeczin, spoils of war made for a gigantic fortune, wich was destroyed by Henry the Lion (12th century). [3]

Trikkaios (Greek) Byname of Asklepios in Thessalia. [3]

Triklaia (Greek) Byname of Artemis in Achaia. [3]

Trimurti (Hindu) The triad of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who are viewed (in the order of their names) as the creator, upkeeper and destroyer. [3,10]

Trinity (Christian) The unified Father, Son and Holy Ghost, i.e., JHWH, Iesus ben Iussuf and the Holy Ghost in one. Many Christian groups regard this trinity to be the one creator and universal god, whose existence cannot be understood by man. Commemorated by several Christian denominations on Trinity Sunday.

Trioditis (Greek) "Three-faced," byname of Hektate. Dark goddess, connected with the life-phases of women. [2]

Triopios (Greek) Byname of Apollon from a promontory in Karia. [3]

Triops (Greek) Son of Poseidon and Kanaë. [3]

Triphylios (Greek) Byname of Zeus in Messenia, where he had a golden column erected in his honour with his heroic deeds engraved. [3]

Triptolemos (Greek) Son of the Eleusinian Zeleos. A follower of Demeter, she instructed him in agriculture, which he spread around the world on a dragon-pulled wagon sponsored by the goddess. Founder of the Eleusinian mysteries, he is often depicted together with Demeter, and had a temple in Eleusis and several altars in other places. [3]

Trishna (Slavic: Polish) Goddess of the corpses, she protects the graves. [3]

Tritaia (Greek) Daughter of Triton (1.), by Ares mother of Melanippos. [3]

Tritogenia (Greek) Byname of Athene, for her being born at the lake Triton. [3]

Triton (Greek) 1.) One of the dii marini, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, depicted as a human figure with a single or double fishtail. [3]
2.) Spirits of the Mediterranean, both singular and plural; of the dii marini. They have green hair, human faces and torsos but green eyes and nails, fine scales and the lower body of a dolpin. They usually serve other sea gods as drivers and navigators. [3]
3.) God of the Tritonian Sea (or lake Triton). [3]

Tritonis (Greek) A Kretan Nymph, beloved of Amphithemis and by him mother of Nasamon, Kephalion and Kaphauros. [3]

Tritopatores (Greek) A group of very old deities of weather, birth and marriage as well as primal beings, including Amaleïdes, Briareos, Gyges, Kottos, Protokles, Protokleon, Tmolos and Zagreos. They were collectively and individually worwhipped in Athens. [3]

Trivia (Roman) "Triple Road," Byname of Hekate, who was worshipped especially in places where roads trifurcate; she had temples and altars there. [3]

Trolls (Nordic) Thursir. [3,10]

Tropaia (Greek) "Averter of Harm," byname of several goddesses, including Hera. [3]

Tropaios (Greek) "Averter of Harm," byname of several gods, including Poseidon and Zeus. [3]

Trophonios (Greek) A Boiotian Heros, who had an oracle in one of the holy caves of Crete, which would only answer after the questioner had gone through a rite of initiation. A swarm of bees pointed out the place of his oracle. [2]

Tros (Greek) Heros of the Troians, son of Astyoche and Erichthonios, husband of Kalirrhoë. [3]

Trscibek (Slavic: Bohemian) A god called upon to avert the plague. [3]

Tsukiyomi (Shinto) Moon deity. [10]

Tu (Maori) A national deity, god of war. He wanted to kill his parents Rangi and Papa but was thwarted in this by Tane. Also described as an emanation of Tangaroa. [3,10]

Tuatha Dé Danann (Celtic) The penultimate invaders of Ireland are said to have come from "the islands of the North." Children of Danu, they went to war with their relatives the Fir Bolg, and the Fomorians. When the Milesians invaded Ireland, the Tuatha Dé Danann retreated into the Otherworld and are now of the Aes síde. [9]

Tuchulcha (Etruscan) Demon of death, depicted with snakes in his hands. [2]

Tuisco (Germanic/Celtic) Earthborn ancestral god of the Germans and some Celtic tribes. May have been a deified historical person; he received human sacrifices. According to some, he is equivalent to the Nordic Tyr. [3,4]

Tumanurong (Makassian) A goddess who came down from heaven and was unanimously elected queen for her beauty. [3]

Tuquoa (Khoikhoin) The evil god, doing damage. He receives many sacrifices in order to calm him down and turn his wrath away from the people. [3]

Turan (Etruscan) Equalled to Aphrodite.

Turms (Etruscan) Similar to Hermes. [1,3]

Turri (Finnish) God of the hunt and war; an ancestral god who lives in deep crevices and canyons. His wife was a daughter of the sun. [3]

Turrigera (Roman) Byname of Kybele. [3]

Turrita (Roman) Byname of Kybele. [3]

Tutanus (Roman) Protector god, called upon for help when in danger. [3]

Tutilina (Roman) Guardian of the cornfields. She has an altar in the Circus [Maximus?], but no temples, since she may only be worshipped in the open air. [3]

Twrch Trwyth (Celtic) A boar god, who also is a mighty boar with a golden comb and a razor between his ears. In the Arthurian legend, after killing some of the King's companions and laying Wales waste, Twrch Trwyth is driven off into the ocean, since when he is missing. [9]

Tyche (Greek) "Luck" or "Chance." The goddess of luck, fate and women was Depicted together with the horn of Amalthea and a winged figure of Amor; she was probably a daughter of Zeus. Especially common folk worshipped her a lot. Holy day on February 5. The Romans equalled her to Fortuna. [2,3,4,10]

Tyches (Egyptian) One of the four protective spirits that are associated with every human for the time of their lives. [3]

Tycho (Greek) One of the Demons from the entourage of Priapos. [3]

Tyndarides (Greek) Byname of the Dioscuri. [3]

Typhaon (Greek) Son of Typhoios, a dreadful storm-wind; husband of Echidna, and by her father of Orthros, Kerberos, the Chimaira and the Lernaic Hydra. [3]

Typhoios (Greek) Youngest son of Tartaros and Gaia, father or creator of all destructive winds. He has been buried under Mt. Aetna after having tried to usurp universal power. [3]

Typhon (Greek) A primal monstrosity, impersonated by storms and imagined to be a flame-breathing earth-giant. His colour is red/ochre. Also the Greek name for Seth. [2,3,10]

Tyr (Nordic) God of war and justice, of wisdom, strength and courage, a son of Frigga and Odhin.
His attribute is the sword; he is one of the most powerful gods, who in some things supersedes even his father.
His most popular symbol is seen as a symbol for Nordic paganism in general; the "Tyrshammar" ("Hammer of Tyr") is a sign of Tyr's judgmental capacities in that it represents his judge's hammer.
Fenrir bit off his right hand, because Tyr had to break a vow, thus forfeiting his hand. Tyr is the god of the Thing, is called upon for god's decisions (i.e., trials by ordeal) to let justice prevail. At his festivals, people dance around a sword. Tuesday was named after Tyr. He will be killed by Garmr in the Ragnaroek, but kill the wolf at the same time. [2,3,4,10]

Tyrbenos (Greek) Byname of Apollon. [3]

Tyrios (Greek) "The Tyrian," name of Herakles in Zyros. [3]

Tzapotlatenan (Aztec) Goddess of healing, wife of Ixtitlon. She is the inventor of unguents an salves. [3]