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eaten with great joy at his holiday. However,
he was certainly a trickster god and while his
blessings were many, they only came when he
was given great respect. May be an aspect of
Tezcatlipoca.
Omeciuatl—Female—Central America
(Also known as Omecihuatl)
Husband: Ometeuctli
Aztec Creator goddess.
Ometeuctli—Male—Central America
(Also known as Ometeoltloque, Ometecutli,
Tloque Nahuaque, Citlatonac)
Wife: Omeciuatl
‘Two Lords’—Aztec Creator. Like Diana
and many others, he brought his mate into ex-
istence by separating her from him. Interest-
ingly enough, he has no formal following and
no cult. Instead he is seen as being found in
every deity, in every rite, in all of creation. He
is, in essence, the very concept of the Name-
less One. His name, like Diana, only applies to
the male aspect after separating his mate from
himself.
Onatha—Female—North America
Plant association: Wheat
Iroquois personification of Spring, Sum-
mer, the harvest, and goddess of wheat who
was kidnapped and hidden in the Underworld.
Her story is incredibly similar to that of
Persephone and yet they took place continents
away. Both Onatha and Persephone were
daughters of a chief mother goddess (Demeter
in the Greek story and Eithinoha in the
Iroquois story). Both were kidnapped by an
Underworld being (Hades in the Greek story
and a Demon in the Iroquois story). Both were
rescued on the orders of a greater deity (Zeus
sent Hermes in the Greek story and the Sun
sent his rays in the Iroquois story).
Ooyarrauyamitok—Male—Arctic America
Eskimo god who assists hunters in finding
only that which is necessary to perpetuate life.
Supports the observation that for life there
must be death. Patron of hunters.
Ops—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Opis)
Husband: Saturn
Roman fertility goddess. Her holidays also
include Saturnalia, which is cited to her hus-
band Saturn more than herself. With her in-
clusion at the Opalia which overlaps Saturnalia,
it is clear that their marriage was just as much
a part of the Saturnalia as one’s family is part
of the holidays during that same time of the
year. Her name means ‘plenty,’ however she
demonstrates the need to sacrifice, as she was
not only associated with harvest, but also with
the planting and care of a the crop. That work
was sacrifice to her.
Oraea—Female—Mediterranean
Holiday: Summer Solstice
Roman Summer goddess who is celebrated
at the peak of the sun.
Orestes—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Agamemnon
Mother: Clytemnestra
Greek god of revenge. After his father was
killed by his father’s adulterous wife and her
lover Aegisthos, Orestes plotted revenge with
his sister Electra. After following through with
their bloody plot, he had successfully killed
both Clytemnestra and her lover. As a result,
he was followed and harassed by the Furies
until of his own accord he sought judgment at
the Aeropagus in Athens. There, he was ac-
quitted and upon his seeking judgment, the
Furies discontinued their harassment.
Orpheus—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Apollo
Mother: Calliope
The greatest Greek musician. His music is
said to be able to calm raging animals and cause
inanimate things to dance.
Orunjan—Male—Africa
Father: Aganyu
Mother: Yemaya
Yoruba god of the mid-day sun.
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