Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

Nara 213honor. He was considered to light up the night, tomeasure time and to provide fertility. He isdepicted as traveling in a carriage across the skybringing light to the darkness.Nanna (2)Vegetation goddess. Nordic (Icelandic). The consortof Balder. According to some legends shedied of a broken heart after BALDER was slain byHODER and went with him to HEL.See also HODER.frequently holds a pole surmounted by a dove-cote.In addition she carries the cornucopia of a fertilityor mother goddess, but is also a domestic guardiandeity and is often depicted with ravens, which maysuggest further links with the underworld.NapaeaeAnimistic spirits of valleys. Greco-Roman.Female personalities assigned the guardianshipof fertile green valleys by the great gods andinvoked locally in small country shrines.Na’nqa-ka’leGuardian spirit. Koryak [southeastern Siberia].He is one of the sons of QUIKINNA’QU and,according to tradition, sits in one place all thetime painting his belly. He is, nonetheless, perceivedas a strong and heroic figure.NanšeGoddess of justice. Mesopotamian (Sumerian). Adaughter of ENKI (or EA), she is linked with theinterpretation of dreams. Mentioned sporadicallyin texts and most closely identified with the cityof Lagaš with a cult center at Sirara, but also thesubject of a highly ethical hymn from Nippur.Also Naš, Nina.Nan-Sgrub (the black one)God. Buddhist [Tibet]. Possibly a counterpart ofthe Hindu god KALA. In Lamaism he is a form ofYAMA. He stands upon a man. Color: dark blue.Attributes: cup and knife.Nantosuelta (winding river)Goddess of water. Celtic (Gallic). Identified asa possible consort of the god SUCELLOS. SheNapirMoon god. Elamite [Iran]. Known from inscriptions.Nappatecuhtli (four-times lord)Minor god of mat-makers. Aztec (classicalMesoamerican) [Mexico]. One of the group ofdeities belonging to the TLALOC complex generallyassociated with rain, agriculture and fertility.NappinnaiLocal goddess. Hindu-Dravidian (Tamil). Consortof KRSNA. Mentioned in the Vaisnavite andSaivite literature, the Krsna-Nappinnai cult wasprominent in Tamil-speaking areas of southernIndia in the seventh to ninth centuries. Accordingto tradition Krsna wed Nappinnai after a bullbaitingcontest during which he took on anddefeated seven bulls. Nappinnai may be a localizedform of Sri-Laksmi. Also Pinnai.Nara (man)Minor incarnation(s) of the god VIŠNU. Hindu(Epic and Puranic). Some authorities place theseas separate avataras, but they are usually linked.