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La The supreme being of the Mumuye who is identified with the sun. Nigeria Labraid God of the underworld. Ireland Ladon The river god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, father of Daphne. Greece Lagatea With wife Papatea, the primordial pair. Father of Tagaloa. Rotuma Island (Fiji), Melanesia Laha A ”supreme heaven-god…rules the destinies of mankind;…gave the religious laws and institutions.” The Tsimshain Indians, British Columbia Lajok A name of Naijok as ”the creator, a formless being.” The Lotuko, Sudan La(k)hmu (male) and La(k)hamu (female) The first primeval pair brought forth by Apsu and Tiamat. They represent silt formed in the primordial waters. Parents of Anshar, the male principle, and Kishar, the female principle. Assyro/Babylonia Laki Tengangang The beneficent supreme being, omniscient and omnipotent, of the Kayans of Borneo. His wife is Doh Tenangan. His name is also spelled Laki Tenangan. He is the same as Pa Silong of the Klemantans and Bali Penyalong of the Kenyahs. LaKpa A war god introduced from Nigeria who became chief god and the source of all good among the Gâ in Labadi and Teshi. Ghana Lambra The creator deity who rules all things. The Kuki, Tibet, Burma Lampra, Khabdi A deity ”who rules sky and ocean.” The Tiparas, Bengal Langi The Heaven. Same as Rangi. Savage Island, Niue, Polynesia Lanij A sky deity who causes the illness mijlan. The Marshall Islands, Micronesia La’n Koi Madai A great god of the sky to whom only princes may sacrifice. The Katchins, Burma La’n La Sinlap A benevolent sky nat to whom sacrifices are made. The Katchins, Burma La’n Yanng Sindu Madai A sky nat to whom sacrifices are made. The Katchins, Burma Lao-Tien-Yeh Chinese great god. Lar Roman god of the house, cheerful youth. Lare, Loro The sky god of the Samos. Senegal Larunaen The creator of the earth and of all things who lives in the west, provides man with all his needs, but also causes earthquakes. His sister/wife is Hintabaran. New Ireland, Melanesia Lata, Rata Creator of the earth and of all things. Reef islands, Melanesia Laxha The supreme deity and sky god of the Tsimshian. British Columbia Ledo no Bulan A dual deity, Sun-Moon, and the supreme being. Roti Island, The Moluccas, Indonesia Lei-Kung God of retribution and thunder. He makes thunder with his hammer, chases away evil spirits, and punishes criminals whose crimes have gone undetected. China Lejman The ”first living beings were two worms, Wulleb and Lejman, living together in a shell…[They]…raised the top shell to make the sky; the lower shell became the earth.” The Marshall Islands (Radak chain), Micronesia Lelabalisela The sky chief of the Kwatkiutl. Father of Sentlee. British Columbia Lengdon A god of the heavens. Same as Indra. The Ahm, Tai Leoij A sky deity who causes the illness mijlan. The Marshall Islands, Micronesia Lera-Wulan ”Sun-Moon,” the supreme being whose female counterpart is Tana Ekan, the earth. East Flores and Solor, Indonesia Leta Aquichino ”God of Infinity; and God of the Thirteen”—the gods of the sacred calendar. The southern Zapotec, Oaxaca, Mexico Lethns Earth and nature deity. Invoke during sky, water, or element of earth, or for divination. Etruscan Leve The supreme god and creator of the beginning times. Now referred to as Ngew. The Mende, Sierra Leone Leza, Lesa The supreme being and sky god who controls all atmospheric phenomena. He is omnipresent, the creator and master of all things, the ordainer of destiny, He provides mankind’s needs, but also punishes evil-doing. Among some he is too remote to be concerned with human affairs. The Tonga, the Ila, the Lamba, Tabwa, Luba, Bemba, Iwa, Nyamwanga, Rhodesia, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zaire Liahan The omnipotent and invisible creator of all. Buka Island, Melanesia Libanza The supreme being of Bopoto. Among the Upotos, though he is the chief god, he was not the first being, but is central and has all the power to bring back to life all divine beings on the point of death. He is the son of Lotenge and Ntsombobelle. While he lived on earth he was guilty of many misdeeds. Zaire. A creator god among the Bantu of the Upper Congo. Liber Roman god of wild nature, fertility, passionate lovemaking and wine. Also known as Libera. His counterparts are the Greek gods Dionysius and Bacchus. He symbolizes fertility and wild personalities. Lichaba The greatest of the village and field spirits is considered to have created the world. The Ao Nagas, India Li Ching ”Prime Minister of Heaven. Guardian of the Gate of Heaven.” China Lidum A god of the Skyworld who was a god of divination taught them their customs and rituals. The Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines Likube, Likuwe, Likuve, Lyuba The omnipresent and omniscient supreme being was also the creator of the world and the producer of the weather. He had numerous names—Limi, the sun, Limatunda, the creator, Liweielo, as the universe, and also Mulungu. The Nyamwesi, Tanzania Lingo Pen A great god of the Gond, whose symbol is horses. Semurgaon, India Ling-pao T’ien-tsun A primordial god of the second heaven whose function was ”to calculate time, and to divide it into periods.” China Linyabangwe The creator deity of the Sukuma-Nyamwezi. Tanzania Liova The sun who was ”the creator and first principle of all things.” The Kumbi, Tanzania Liowa The supreme god and creator was the sun. The Iramba, Tanzania Liuba The supreme being of the Pimbwe. Also called Limlungu, Likatema, Liwawanga, Ikube, Limdimi, and Leza. Tanzania Liweledo A name or appellation of Lyuba, the High God, as meaning ”the universe” and defining his omnipresence. The Sukuma, Tanzania Liyele The omnipresent and incomprehensible supreme being, the giver of life. Upper Volta Llyr God of waters and the sea. Ireland and Wales Loak-Ishto-hoollo-Aba, Luak Ishto Holo Aba The supreme deity who seems to be associated with the sun, the source of warmth, light, and life. The Chickasaw, Mississippi Loba The high god and a god of light. The Bakwiri, Cameroon Lobanga The creator deity is remote though he does send the rain. The Labwor, Uganda Lodurr, Loder, Lodr Brother of Odin and Hoenir. Together they slew Ymir, the primordial giant, and from his flesh they created the earth, from his blood the sea and fresh water, from his bones the mountains. From two trees they created mankind—man from the ash and woman from the elm. Lodurr gave them warm blood and ”blooming complexions.” The two lesser brothers are sometimes considered aspects of Odin, eventually disappearing. Scandinavia Loki A trickster god. Loki is an important god in Norse (Scandinavian) legends. He is an impish, destructive god. He caused the death of Baldur by guiding Baldur's blind twin brother to unknowingly assassinate him. He is dangerous and should be avoided for invocations. He fathered Hel. He symbolizes destruction and trickery. Lokpata The sky god of the Effium Orri. The Okpoto also consider him the creator. Nigeria Lola The god of the heavens. The Bakisi, Zaire Lolo Zaho The high god and creator of mankind. Nias Islands, Indonesia Loma The ”term used for the Supreme Being, can also…denote good or ill luck. Illness is attributed to Loma.” The Bongo, Zaire and Sudan Lono With Kane and Kanaloa the creators of the universe. Lono is a god associated with the atmosphere and weather in all its forms as well as a god of agriculture and fertility. He is also a god of sound. Hawaii Lo-shen Goddess of rivers. China Loula A supreme sky god who controls the elements. Zaire Lowalangi (in north), Lowanlani (in south) The Omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient supreme being with power over man’s destiny. He uses the weather punitively. In the north he is descended from Sirao, in the south from Inada Dao. Nias Island, Indonesia Lubanga The omniscient supreme being and creator god who sends rain, was the teacher of all culture and civilization, is ”responsible for birth and death.” The Acholi, Sudan and Uganda Lubare The creator deity of the Busoga. Kenya Lube ”Dove.” twin of Hemoana, one of the primal pairs born of Touia-a-Futuna. She became the goddess of the forests and the land. Tonga, Polynesia Lubu-langi The chief god who is manifest in the wind, the beneficent source of all things, all good. A variant of Lowalangi. Nias Island, Indonesia Lubumba among the Baila the name of Leza as the creator. Zambia Lucifer God of sun and light. Brother and soul mate of Diana, father of Aradia. Etruscan Lucina Goddess of childbirth. Etruscan Lugaba The supreme sky god and creator of mankind and animals. He is the beneficent giver of life, but also sends illness and death if displeased. The Bahima, Uganda Lugeilang A celestial god whose wife is Ilamamlul. Father of Iolofath and Khiou. Ulithi, the Carolines, Micronesia Lugeleng An omniscient sky god who rules the world, punishes wrongdoing, or reports it to Aluelap, his father. Micronesia Lugh A god, also known as Lleu. He is a druid, carpenter, poet, and mason. His animals are the raven and the lynx. He symbolizes healing, reincarnation, prophecy, and revenge. I am Lugh Samildanach I am Lugh the Il-Dana I am Lugh, master of the battle I am Lugh, master of healing I am Lugh, master of knowledge I am Lugh, master of sailing I am Lugh, master of sorcery I am Lugh, master of smithing. -"The Coming of Lugh", Iarwain. Wales and Ireland Lu-Hsing God of salaries, wages, and employment. Symbolizes success, prosperity, earned wealth, and justice. China Lui The supreme being, identified with the sun. The Teme, Nigeria Lukelong The god or goddess who was the creator of the heavens and the earth. The Caroline Islands, Micronesia Lulumoy The Great God was represented ”with three heads, six arms and six legs” was worshipped in the region of the Organos, to the west of the Neiva Valley. Colombia Lumabat God of the first heaven. The Baoba. Philippines Lumauwig, Lumawig The supreme god and ”the creator of all things and the preserver of life.” His wife is Bugan and daughters are Bangan and Obban. Among the northern Kankanai he taught them healing and rituals. Krieger Limits his creation to ”the sky, the sea, and the kite.” The Ifugao, the Kankanai, and the Bontok, Luzon, Philippines Lungkitsungba The omniscient being is the creator of the celestial sphere and its orbs, and lives there. The Ao Nagas, Assam Lungwe The beneficent but remote and incorporeal creator god of the Bashi was imported from the Bazibaziba. Zaire Lu-Pan God of carpenters and masons. Symbolizes artistic talent and fame. China Lupercus God of agriculture, wolf-god. Etruscan lupi The sun whose wife is the moon. Some consider that he is ”the supreme being…remote and unapproachable,” others that he is malevolent and the ”source of some diseases.” The Aymara, Peru Luna Roman moon and calendar goddess. Also known as Lunah. |