(^330) A Wiccan Bible
Guaracy—Male—South America
(Also known as Guarcy)
Brazilian Sun and Creator who created all
animals. One of the three Creators responsible
for the world. The other two were Peruda and
Jacy. In Wicca he is associated with soul and
the second order of life (animal).
Gucumatz—Male—Central America
(Also known as Kucumatz)
Animal association: Snake
Mayan snake god who taught humanity the
art of agriculture and negotiating with Nature.
Gui Xian—Female—Central Asia
(Also known as Kuei Hsien)
Chinese creature guardian of the North.
She is described as a turtle and presides over
all things that bring happiness and bliss. The
other three guardians are Ch’i-lin, Gui Xian,
Feng-haang, and Long. They are collectively
known as the Ssu Ling.
Gula—Female—Middle East/Mediterranean
Husband: Ninurta/Enurta
Animal association: Dog
Sumerian goddess of health. Also respon-
sible for a soul’s journey to the Underworld
when sickness prevails.
Gwalu—Male—Africa
Yoruba god of rain.
Gwen—Female—Central Europe
Plant association: Apple
Celtic personification and goddess of love.
She appears as a beautiful sunset or an equally
beautiful woman who loves all, even when that
love is not returned.
Gwion—Male—Central Europe
Animal associations: Hare, Fish, Hawk
Plant association: Corn
Welsh god who splashed three drops of the
contents of Cerridwen’s cauldron onto his fin-
gers. After licking it from his fingers, he re-
ceived all knowledge. In a rage, Cerridwen
chased him unrelentingly. In that chase, they
both shape-shifted, assuming the appearance
of animals—first as greyhound chasing a hare,
then an otter chasing a fish, then a hawk chas-
ing a bird, and a hen chasing a grain of grain.
She swallowed the grain, killing Gwion, but
later gave birth to Taliesin from that seed.
This story is sometimes told as a piece of bar-
ley or a piece of corn. Recently several post-
modern authors have come under attack when
referencing corn in European history because
that which we call corn is a new world discov-
ery. What folk have failed to mention is that
the word corn was used in Europe to refer to a
variety of grain other than what we know to-
day as corn.
Gwydion—Male—Central Europe
Father: Beli
Mother: Don
Lover: Arianrhod (maybe sister)
Plant association: Ash
Adopted father of his sister’s (Arianrhod)
virgin-born son who was later named Llew
Llaw Gyffes. He created a woman out of flow-
ers (Blodeuwedd) for his adopted son. She be-
trayed him with infidelity and killed Llew Llaw
Gyffes after plotting with her lover. Gwydion
restored him and turned her into an owl.
Gwyn—Male—Central Europe
Father: Ludd
Animal association: Owl
Note: His father is sometimes cited as Llyr.
Conducted the souls of those slain in battle
through the Underworld.
Ha—Male—Africa
Egyptian personification of the deserts
that brought both death and protection from
invaders.
Hachiman—Male—Far East
(Also known as Yawata)
Animal association: Dove
Japanese Shinto god of war who protects the
island of Japan and its people from invaders.
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