Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

Mutinus 207the council of gods. His main sanctuary was atArte in the Parun valley where a large boulderrepresented his head.MunumeGod of weather. Bunyoro [Uganda, East Africa].Invoked during times of drought or delugeand propitiated by means of sacrifice, usuallyan ox from the tribal chief and sheep or fowlfrom the villagers. The blood is sprinkled onthe floor of the sanctuary and the flesh is eatenat the door.MurajaGoddess of music. Buddhist. Deification of a kindof large drum or tambourine. Color: smoky.Attribute: tambourine.MurukanHunting and war god. Dravidian and Tamil[southern India]. Identified with the Hindu godSKANDA. His vehicle is an elephant or a peacock.Color: red. Attributes: spear and staff with garland.MusdammaGod of buildings. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).Described as the “great builder of ENLIL,” Musdammais a minor deity appointed by the godENKI to take responsibility for building projectsand for houses.Muso Koroni (the pure woman with theprimeval soul)Chthonic fertility goddess. Bambara [Mali,West Africa]. The mother of all living things,she introduced mankind to the principles offarming. She has a terrifying appearance,depicted either in human form, sometimeswith many breasts (cf. ARTEMIS at Ephesus), oras a panther. In the latter guise she uses herclaws to bring on menstruation in womenand to circumcise both sexes. Prior to circumcisiona youth is said to possess wanzo, anuntamed wildness. Muso Koroni is pursued bythe sun god, PEMBA, who impregnates her inthe form of a tree (Acacia albida). Also MoussoCoronie.MutThe patron goddess of Thebes. Egyptian. InUpper Egypt she is the counterpart of SAKHMET,the Lower Egyptian goddess from Memphis.After superseding the goddess AMAUNET, shebecame locally the consort of the sun god AMUN,in which capacity she is the mother of the moongod KHONSU. She was also regarded as the divinemother of the Theban kings. Mut is depictedin human form wearing a vulture headdress surmountedby the twin crowns of Upper andLower Egypt. She is typically dressed in a brightred or blue patterned gown. Less frequently sheis drawn with a lion’s head. She enjoyed a cultcenter at Thebes where her sanctuary was knownas the Iseru.MusisiMessenger god. Ndonga [Namibia, southwestAfrica]. The intercessor between the creator godKALUNGA and mankind. His father is Kalunga.MutinusMinor fertility god. Roman. Depicted as stronglyithyphallic and invoked by women seeking to bearchildren.