Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

354 YamunaYamunaMinor river goddess. Hindu. A daughter of SURYAand SANJNA and the sister of YAMA. She isdescribed in Puranic texts and associated with theriver Yamuna on which lies the city of Mathura.Color: blue.YAW (enemy)Omnipotent god. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. A universal and generally malevolentdeity. One of the group classed as the TEZ-CATLIPOCA complex.Ya’qhicninCreator god. Koryak [southeastern Siberia]. Thename given to the Christian god by the Koryaksto distinguish him from their own supreme being,TENANTO’MWAN.YayuSky god. Ngbandi [Democratic Republic ofCongo, central Africa]. One of seven godsinvoked at daybreak.YelojeSun god. Yukaghir [Siberia]. A benevolent deitywho personifies justice and morality. The rainbowis said to be his tongue. Also PU’GU; Ye’rpeyen.YemekonjiCreator god. Mongo and Nkundo [DemocraticRepublic of Congo, central Africa]. According totradition, he gave the sun god Nkombe threeparcels when the people complained the worldwas too dark; two were brightly colored and onewas a dull gray. Realizing that he was about to betricked, Nkombe opened the gray parcel and theworld was flooded with light.YaroCreator god. Kafa [Ethiopia]. A sky god towhom sacrifice is still possibly enacted on hilltops and river banks in rural areas. Becamelargely syncretized with the Christian god. AlsoYero.Yasodhara (preserving glory)Goddess. Buddhist. The daughter of Dandapaniand the consort of the BUDDHA before he attainedhis full status.YauhquemeFertility and rain god. Aztec (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. One of the group of deities classedas the TLALOC complex.YemojaGoddess of water. Yoruba [Nigeria, West Africa].The creatrix of all the rivers in the area, particularlythe river Ogun. She is chiefly worshiped by womenand the sacred river water is considered a remedyfor infertility. She is propitiated with animal andvegetable sacrifices. Attributes: cowrie shells.Yen Kuang Niang NiangMother goddess. Chinese. One of a group of“nine dark ladies” who have a protective function.She cures the eye disease ophthalmia.YhiSun goddess and bringer of light. Australian aboriginal.She is said to have been jointly responsi-