A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

Liber ab Clementia (Book of Humanity)^401

deliver that food to a shelter or pantry and then

go hungry, with your wife, for the day in which

the potential father calls on Upulero. Patron

of couples who want to become parents.

Ura—See Uronica

Uranus—Male—Mediterranean

(Also known as Ouranos)

Father: Elium

Mother: Berus

Lover: Gaia

Animal association: Jay

Plant association: Ash

Greek sky god. Gaia formed him out of

herself in much the same way Diana formed

Lucifer, then set him about the sky and caused

him to become her lover.

Urcaguary—Male—South American

Animal association: Snake (serpent with deer’s

head)

Inca god of the richness of the Earth and

of the treasures found beneath soil.

Uroica—Female—Central Europe

(Also known as Ura)

Plant association: Heather

A Brenton goddess of Summer, heather,

and heather wine. She is associated with the

Feast of Brewing on September 28th,^ with the

creation of heather wine and other alcoholic

beverages for that feast.

Ushas—Female—Near East

Father: Dyaus

Mother: Prithvi

Ushas is the Hindu goddess of dawn. Most

often cited as sister to Agni, she is sometimes

cited as his wife. Her sister is Ratri (night).

Uta—See Shamash

Uther Pendragon—Male—Central Europe

Wife: Igraine

British king during the Saxon invasions of

Britain, who asked Myrddin (Merlin) for

assistance in his quest for the hand of Igraine.

Myrddin granted him that request and trans-

formed Uther into the image of Igraine’s hus-

band, the Duke of Cornwall. During the night

in which Uther, disguised as the Duke, and

Igraine became initiated to each other, Arthur

was conceived (later to become king). At the

moment of Arthur’s conception, the real Duke

of Cornwall was killed in battle against Uther’s

troops. The story of the Duke of Cornwall and

Arthur can be seen as founded in the roots of

the ancient lore similar to the Oak and Holly

King often used in Wiccan rituals to mark the

Winter Solstice.

Utnapishtim—Male—Middle East/Mediterra-

nean

(Also known as Ut-napishtim, Uta-Napishtim)

‘He who saw life’—Sumero-Babylonian el-

der who was warned by Ea that the gods were

concerned about humanity’s proliferation and

had planned a Great Flood. To escape that

flood, Utnapishtim built a great ship. After

seven days of flood, he sent out a dove but that

dove returned. He then sent swallow and it too

returned. Finally he sent a raven which did not

return, thus indicating there must have been

land somewhere for the raven to have landed

on. After finding dry land, he made sacrifice

for his deliverance. So humbled were the gods

in this mortal’s act of sacrifice even after wit-

nessing the utter destruction of his world, that

they felt great remorse for having killed so

many with the flood, and they granted

Utnapishtim immortality and promised never

again to cause such an event. See Ishtar for

more information.

Urania—Female—Mediterranean

Greek Muse of astronomy. See also Muses,

The.

Utta—Female—Middle East/Mediterranean

Father: Enki

Mother: Ninkurra

Lover: Enki

Sumerian goddess whose lover, father, and

great grandfather is Enki. See Enki for the story.

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