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Liber ab Clementia (Book of Humanity)^311

‘Grain’ or ‘Corn’—Mesopotamian god of

crop fertility who invented the plough and in-

structed humanity on how to negotiate with

nature. He is often depicted as a merman.

Daksha—Male—Near East

Father: Brahma

Hindu god whose 20 daughters were the days

of each month (phases of the moon) who each

married Soma, the 28th day and the moon itself.

Damballah—Male—Caribbean

(Also known as Damballah, Dambala, Bon

Dieu)

Animal association: Snake (serpent)

Haitian Voodoo fertility god and All Fa-

ther figure. He is the father or master of each

of the loa and the most important deity in the

Haitian Voodoo tradition.

Danae—Female—Mediterranean

An oracle told Acrisius that the son of

Danae would one day kill him. To escape this

fate, Acrisius locked Danae away. Because

Zeus held great lust for her, he came to her as

a shower of gold (one of his preferred tricks)

and together they became the parents of Per-

seus who later killed Acrisius just as fate had

said he would. The message here seems to be

two-fold, the first being that lust tends to tri-

umph over precaution. The second is that the

ancient Greeks clearly believed in the concept

of Fate founded in the nature of a person, as

opposed to the will of the gods.

Dakini—Female—Near East

Hindu goddess associated with the

Muladhara chakra (base of the spine). Some-

times described as an aspect of Shakti. See also

Rakini, Lakini, Kakini, Sakini, and Hakini. Do

not confuse with the Tibetan Dankinis.

Dankinis, The—Female—Central Asia

(Also known as The Kadomas)

Five Tibetan goddesses that represent the

Tibetan model of five principle directions

(North, South, East, West, and Center). They

were often shown skyclad as a symbol that they

bring the naked truth. See Vajra, Ratna, Padma,

Karma, and Buddha, Dankinis. Note: Do not

confuse with the Hindu goddess Daikin.

Daramulum—Male—Australia

‘One leg’—Australian Aborigine god to

whom one prays and makes tribute to bring

power in medicine and spellcraft. He is associ-

ated with initiation rites, especially of the as-

cension into manhood.

Dardawigal—Male—Australia

Australian Aborigine god who was the per-

sonification of Evil and antagonist to Baiame.

Dragon—Male—Middle East

Animal associations: Fish, Snake (serpent)

Most often cited as a mystical creature,

some Neo-Pagan literature states that Dragon

is also the name of a god in the early Middle

Eastern religion of Philistia. I have not found

this to be the case in mainstream scholarly

works.

Daikoku—Male—Far East

(Also known as Daikoko-tenn)

Animal association: Rat (white)

Japanese god of prosperity, especially the

prosperity of agricultural harvest.

Damkina—Females—Mediterranean

Husband: Ea

Animal association: Lion

Babylonian/Sumerian goddess and chief

lover of Ea/Enki. Despite his seduction of many

other goddesses, she remained by his side and

worked with him as partner in most matters.

Damgalnuna—See Damkina

Dana—Female—Central Europe

(Also known as Danu, Dan, Dann)

Father: Delbaeth

Mother: Ernmas

Husband: Balor

Irish Mother and Earth goddess. Principle

leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, an Irish race

of gods.

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