(^312) A Wiccan Bible
Danh—Male—Africa
(Also known as Dan Petro [Haitian Voodoo])
Animal association: Snake
African god of negotiating with Nature who
migrated to the Caribbean to become Dan
Petro, the Haitian Voodoo loa of farming.
Dardanus—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Dardanos)
Father: Zeus
Mother: Electra
Wife: Batea
Greek God and founder of Dardania (later
called Troy).
Dea Artio—Female—Central Europe
Animal association—Bear
Celtic goddess of the Bear cults.
Dea Tacita—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Dea Tacti)
Roman goddess of silence, of keeping se-
crets, and of death. Associated strongly with
Larentia.
Dechtire—Female—Central Europe
(Also known as Dectera)
Father: Cathbad
Lover: Lugh
Irish mother of Setanta by Lugh. Her son
went on to kill the hound of Culann the Smith,
after which he was known as Cuchulainn.
Delbaeth—Male—Central Europe
Father: Oghma Grainaineach
Lover: Ernmas
Irish god and father, by Ernmas, of the
Morrigan.
Demeter—Female—Mediterranean
Father: Cronus
Mother: Rhea
Lover: Zeus, Iasion
Daughter: Persephone by Zeus
Animal associations: Cock, Crane, Dove, Lion,
Pig, Fish, Ant
Plant associations: Barley, Bay, Beans (all),
Cypress, Frankincense, Myrrh, Pennyroyal,
Pomegranate, Rose, Sunflower, Wheat, Poppy
(white), and all cultivated plants that bear food.
‘Barley Mother’—Greek goddess associated
with Spring Equinox and Bealtaine fertility
rites. She is often cited as a ‘corn goddess,’ but
with the modern use of the term corn to mean
a specific plant, she is better termed a grain
goddess, especially barley. She taught human-
ity how to plow and negotiate with Nature.
Oil Recipe
8 drops Frankincense essential oil
6 drops Otto of Rose
5 drops Cypress essential oil
1/2 ounce base oil
Deucalion—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Prometheus
Wife: Pyrrha
‘New-wine Sailor’—Greek story of the
Great Flood centered on Prometheus warn-
ing his son Deucalion, who built an ark capable
of surviving the flood. Deucalion and his wife,
Pyrrha, then repopulated the Earth.
Devaki—Female—Near East
Husband: Vaseduva
Hindu mother of Krishna. Sometimes cited
as an avatar/incarnation of Aditi.
Devi—Female—Near East
Animal association: Swan
‘Goddess’—Hindu All Mother. Goddess of
both motherly and romantic love. She is the
mother of the Hindu culture.
Dharma—Male—Near East
Wife: Sradda, Samnati, Medha
Hindu personification of duty (dharma) to
community, self, family, and to the gods them-
selves. Husband to either one, two, or three
of the listed wives, depending on specific cite.
Similar to Pietas (Roman Goddess) and
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