Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

96 Fe’emeans of a dance in which a terrifying mask isworn.with food, tools and weapons. The sun and moonwere engendered from his cheeks.Fe’eGod of the dead. Polynesian. Perceived as a giantcuttlefish who was once subdued by the god ofdeep underground rocks. Part of the principle ofPolynesian religion that every deity has a superiorand and inferior who have either bested, or beenbested by, the other at some mythical time.Fei LianSee FENG PO.FelicitasMinor god. Roman. Linked with agriculturalprosperity. Known particularly from the secondcentury BC.Feng PoSky god. Chinese. Described as the “Count ofthe Wind,” which he releases from a sack, he hasstrong links with the sea. He was originallyregarded as malevolent and the antagonist of thegod Shen Yi. Feng Po may be depicted in humanform as an old man with a white beard, or in theguise of a dragon with the head of a bird or adeer. Also Fei Lian; Fei Lien; Feng Bo.FidesMinor god. Roman. Identified with faith and loyalty.A sanctuary was dedicated to him in Rome circa 254BC. Symbolized by a pair of covered hands.FJORGYNORIGIN Nordic (Icelandic) region. Early fertilitygoddess.KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP Viking period(circa AD 700) or earlier to Christianization(circa AD 1100).SYNONYMS possibly lord.CENTER(S) OF CULT none known.ART REFERENCES none known, but probably thesubject of anonymous carvings.LITERARY SOURCES scant mention in various Icelandiccodices. Fjorgyn is referred to by Snorriin Skaldskaparmal.Practically nothing is known about Fjorgyn,though it is suggested that she is the mother ofTHOR. She may therefore be lord by a differentname. May also have been married to, or had abrother by the same name (Fjorgyn). She is mentionedin the Voluspa of the Poetic Edda and isprobably the model for the Wagnerian characterErda.Snorri Sturluson suggests that a god Fjorgvin(Fjorgynn) may have been the father of the goddessFRIGG.FlaitheasTutelary goddess. Celtic (Irish). A name appliedto the “Sovereignty of Ireland.” By tradition Irishrulers-designate were offered a cup called thedergflaith to drink from, denoting their acceptanceas consort of the goddess.Fidi MukulluCreator god. Bena Lulua [Democratic Republicof Congo, central Africa]. He provides mankindFloraGoddess of flowers. Roman. Consort of ZEPHYRUSand chiefly worshiped by young girls with offerings