A Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
The first letter of the modern English alphabet was known as ailm [pine] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland.
A Reference library
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
Aaron Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Aaron was the older brother and sometimes spokesman for the Hebrew hero Moses in the Hebrew Bible (Torah).
Abandonment Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
An important stage of the universal hero myth or monomyth is that of the abandonment of the infant hero to
Abaris the Hyperborean Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
One of the legendary ‘People beyond the North Wind’ in Greek traditions; by historical record he once disputed with Pythagoras.
Ábartach Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
[Ir., feat-performing one].
In the Fenian Cycle he is the son of the King of the Tír Tairngire [Land of
Abasi Ibom Interacts with Man within Two Universes (Ibibio/Nigeria) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
Abasi, the supreme being, the god of the sky and earth, the creator and governor of all, lives above the
Abasi Throws an Ax into a Latrine (Efik/Nigeria) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
The Efik, who originally lived with other Ibibio groups at Idua, a town near the Oron area, migrated during the
Abasi's Messenger Is a Vulture (Anang/Nigeria) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
The supreme god, all knowing, all-seeing, and all-powerful, Abasi moves at times from his place in the sky to the
Abasi's Sexual Prohibition Is Broken (Efik/Nigeria) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
Abasi Onyong, the god above, the only deity in the universe, dwells in the sky. He created the world, both
Abassi (Africa) Quick reference
A Dictionary of World Mythology
The zealous god of the Efik. Although on the advice of his wife Atai, the sky god Abassi let a
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance Quick reference
A Dictionary of English Folklore
A unique calendar custom which takes place in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, on the Monday following the first Sunday after 4 September, the day of the village ...
Abbotsbury garland day Quick reference
A Dictionary of English Folklore
Abcán Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
[Ir. abcán, abhcán, little dwarf].
Dwarf poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann who owns a bronze boat with
Abduction Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
The abduction motif in myth usually involves the malicious capture of a girl or young woman by an evil force
aber Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Welsh, Cornish, and Breton word for mouth of a river or estuary, the first element in countless place-names. See also
Aberewa's Pestle Bumps God (Akan, Asante/Ghana) Quick reference
A Dictionary of African Mythology
Aberewa, the primordial woman, is a name given to the earth spirit, Asase Yaa.
She pounds her mortar with a
Aberffraw Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
[W aber, estuary].
Chief seat of the kings of Gwynedd in Welsh narrative; south Anglesey, 12 miles SE
Aber Henfelen Quick reference
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Name for the sea between Wales and Cornwall, i.e. the Bristol Channel, in Welsh narrative.
