Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

W6WaddMoon god. Pre-Islamic southern Arabian. Hissacred animal is the snake.Wadj Wer (the mighty green one)Fertility god. Egyptian. Sometimes depicted inandrogynous form, he personifies the MediterraneanSea or the major lakes of the Nile delta.He is depicted carrying the ankh symbol of life,and a loaf. The figure often appears pregnant andis associated with the richness of the Nile deltawaters.WadjetGoddess of royal authority. Egyptian. Wadjettakes the form of a fire-breathing cobra and, asthe uraeus symbol worn on the headdress ofthe ruler, she epitomizes the power of sovereignty.She is a goddess of Lower Egypt equatingto NEKHBET in Upper Egypt, with her maincult center at Buto (Tell el-Farain) in the Niledelta. She forms an integral part of the symbolismof the sun god RE, coiling around the sundisc to symbolize Re’s powers of destruction.According to mythology, she created thepapyrus swamps of the delta. She is described asa wet nurse to the god HORUS and is the motherof the god of the primeval lotus blossom,NEFERTUM.WaiSun god. Ntomba [Democratic Republic ofCongo, central Africa]. Probably originating as agod of hunters who protects and controls theanimals in the forest. He has a son, Mokele.WakaCreator god. Oromo [Ethiopia]. Largely syncretizedwith the Christian god, but regularlyinvoked in the morning.Waka-Hiru-MeSun goddess. Shinto [Japan]. Arguably theyounger sister of the great Shinto sun goddessAMATERASU, or an early manifestation, she is associatedwith the morning sunrise. Also involvedwith weaving the garments of the KAMI.Wakan TankaCreator god. Dakota Indian [USA]. A remote andvaguely defined deity invoked by the shamans ofthe tribe. Also a generic term equating to the346