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Obsidian's Dictionary of
Here
is an index to various catalogues of religious and mythological pantheons
I have researched. At the moment, the coverage is quite small, but I intend
to expand it over time. The records linked to below are concise dictionaries of
the various divinities current in the cultures so indicated, and at the
outset, perhaps a brief disquisition on who and what I mean by "divinity"
would be appropriate. I attempt in each archive to note every God and Goddess
I can find a record of, but I also mention Demi-Gods and Heroes as well.
All these entities, I believe, are Spiritual Beings of one sort or another.
I define "Spiritual Being" as any entity having at least some of the following
attributes and characteristics:
1).Existent
in material form (if ever) only in the distant mythological or legendary
past.
2).
If based on an historical character, real
(ie. non-mythological) knowledge of the person very sparse or absent altogether.
3)."Now"
(ie. within the temporal context of the culture so named) existent on a
purely or nearly purely spiritual plane of reality.
4).Having
an awareness of and interest in the concerns of mortal humanity.
5).Having
certain broadly defined supernatural powers and influences over a particular
sphere of activity, contingent reality, philosophical or emotional state
of being, etc.
6).Being
generally recognized and accepted by the culture so named as a God, Demi-God,
Avatar, Elemental, Angel, Demon, or other spiritual influence.
Note: The most recent additions and adjustments are
indicated by name after the bibliography...
AMERINDIAN GROUP
A
HAUDENOSAUNEE PANTHEON
A
LAKOTA PANTHEON
A
MAYAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 11 January, 2002
EURASIAN GROUP
A
CELTIC PANTHEON Most recently added to: 1 May, 2009
A
GREEK PANTHEON Most recently addded to: 07 March, 2004
A
ROMAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 07 March, 2004
SLAVIC
and EURASIAN PANTHEONS Most recently added to: 30 September, 2002
A
TEUTONIC PANTHEON Most recently added to: 05 March, 2003
MIDDLE EASTERN GROUP
An
EGYPTIAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 27 October, 2001
A
MESOPOTAMIAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 11 September, 2001
THE
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Most recently adjusted: 17 March, 2003
.
PARTIAL LIST OF SOURCES:
Arrowsmith, Nancy. A
Field Guide to the Little People. Wallaby
Books, NY, NY, 1977
Athanassakis, Apostolos N. The
Homeric Hymns. The
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1976
Black, Jeremy & Anthony Green.
Gods,
Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia.
Univ. of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1997
Branston, Brian. The
Lost Gods of England. Oxford
University Press, NY, NY, 1974
Budge, E. A. Wallis. A
Hieroglyphic Vocabulary to the Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead.
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. London, 1911
Byock, Jesse L. (transl.).The
Saga of the Volsungs. Univ. of California
Press, Berkeley, 1990
Coe, Michael D. & Mark Van Stone.
Reading
the Maya Glyphs. Thames and Hudson,
London, 2001
Davidson, Gustav. A
Dictionary of Angels. The Free Press,
NY, NY, 1967
Gill, Sam D., & Irene F. Sullivan.
Dictionary
of Native American Mythology Oxford
University Press, NY, NY, 1992
A
HAUDENOSAUNEE PANTHEON
A
LAKOTA PANTHEON
A
MAYAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 11 January, 2002
A
CELTIC PANTHEON Most recently added to: 1 May, 2009
A
GREEK PANTHEON Most recently addded to: 07 March, 2004
A
ROMAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 07 March, 2004
SLAVIC
and EURASIAN PANTHEONS Most recently added to: 30 September, 2002
A
TEUTONIC PANTHEON Most recently added to: 05 March, 2003
An
EGYPTIAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 27 October, 2001
A
MESOPOTAMIAN PANTHEON Most recently added to: 11 September, 2001
THE
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Most recently adjusted: 17 March, 2003
