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Chu Pa-chieh—Male—Central Asia
Animal association: Boar
Chinese student and guardian of the Tang
Monk Tripitaka who journeyed to the west-
ern heavens to secure the knowledge of the
Buddha.
Cinteotl—Male—Central America
Mother: Tlazolteotl
Plant association: Corn
Aztec and Toltec corn (maize) god. His suf-
fering brought forth the corn that fed his
people. Not that it made much difference to
the brutal Spanish invaders, he was associated
with the Christian Jesus such that his worship
could continue in hiding. The attempt was simi-
lar to the African slaves’ development of
Santeria, only this one mostly failed.
Circe—Female—Mediterranean
Father: Helios
Mother: Perse
Animal association: Falcon, Hawk, Boar (sow),
Wolf
Plant association: Belladonna
‘Falcon’ —Beautiful Greek Witch/sorcer-
ess who with her magick could and did turn
men into boars, lions, and wolves.
Clio—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Kleio)
‘Announcer’ or ‘Proclaimer’—Greek Muse
of history. See also Muses, The. She is some-
times cited as the Muse who brought the
Phoenician alphabet into Greece.
Cliona—Female—Central Europe
Father: Gebann
Irish goddess who possessed legendary
beauty.
Clymene—Female—Mediterranean
Husband: Helios
‘Famous might’—Greek nymph or maybe
goddess who is cited as having several differ-
ent potential genealogies.
Coatlicue—Female—Central America
Animal association: Snake
‘Skirt of Serpents’—Aztec Earth and Fire
goddess who wears a skirt of snakes. She was
betrayed by her children and decapitated. In
vengeance, she bore Huitzilopochtli in full ar-
mor, who later killed many of her children who
had plotted against her. The theme behind her
story is a similar one connecting birth and
death in the never-ending cycle.
Cocidius—Male—Central Europe
Animal association: Deer (stag)
Celtic god of the hunt.
Concordia—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Charistia)
Roman goddess of order, peace, and har-
mony in opposition to Discordia. Her temple
served as a meeting place. In her depictions,
she demonstrates the principle of sacrifice. In
one hand she holds a sacrificial bowl, and in
the other hand, a cornucopia (horn of plenty).
Sacrifice made to one yields benefits from the
other is the order of the universe.
Consus—Male—Mediterranean
Animal association: Donkey
Roman god of harvest, especially grain har-
vests. His major holiday is the Consualia, cel-
ebrated twice a year, first after the planting
season and then again after the harvest of
those crops.
Corn Goddess—Female—North America/
Central America/South America
(Also known as Corn Mother)
Animal association: Grouse
Plant association: Corn
The principal grain goddess of North, Cen-
tral, and South America found in many differ-
ent cultures as simply Corn Mother, Corn
Goddess, or by her many different names in-
cluding Chicomecoatl (Aztec), Iyatiku (Keresan
Pueblos), Xilonen (Aztec), Zaramama (Peru-
vian), and many others. Sometimes listed in
other cultures as a reference to a grain goddess/
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