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Don—Female—Central Europe
Husband: Beli
Sons: Amathaon Caswallawn, Govannon, and
Gwydion by Beli
Daughter: Arianrhod by Beli
Animal association: Gull
Welsh All Mother goddess similar to the
Irish Danu.Dother—Male—Central Europe
Mother: Carman
‘Evil’—One of the aspects of the Irish
Triple God of Evil. The other two aspects are
Dub and Dian.Duamutef—Male—Africa
(Also known as Tuamutef)
Father: Horus
Mother: Isis
Animal association: Jackal
Egyptian god associated with the element
Fire and with the East. Associated with the
Goddess Neith. Wiccans who have adopted an
Egyptian pantheon often associate their Quar-
ters to align with Egyptian associations made
with the Four Sons of Horus. The other three
are Hapi, Imset, and Kebechsenef.Dub—Male—Central Europe
Mother: Carman
‘Darkness’—One of the aspects of the Irish
Triple God of Evil. The other two aspects are
Dother and Dian.Dumuzi—Male—Middle East/Mediterranean
Animal association: Bull
Holiday: Fall Equinox
Sumerian mortal who married Inanna to
bring fertility to his land. So offended was his
wife at his lack of sensitivity and concern for
her needs, that she ordered him to leave the
world of the living for six months out of the
year, thus bringing the barren months of Sum-
mer. He was allowed to return to the land of
the living at Fall Equinox (the beginning of the
Sumerian new year) but then had to leave againat Spring Equinox. Upon his return to his wife’s
bed, all was well, as absence makes the heart
grow fonder. Here we see clearly the principle
of separation for the sake of union, but we see
something else that is of key note in under-
standing Wicca as a world religion. The story
of Dumuzi leaving every Fall Equinox is incred-
ibly similar to the story of Persephone. The
main difference is the gender of the two sub-
jects and the time in which their story was told.
During the time of Persephone’s story, the area
surrounding her story was overly cold and bar-
ren in the winter (while she was gone). During
the time of Dumuzi’s story, the area surround-
ing his story was overly hot and thus barren
(while he was gone).Durga—Female—Near East
Animal associations: Lion, Tiger, Bison
Husband: Shiva
Hindu avatar/incarnation of Parvati.Dwyvach—Female—Central Europe
Husband: Dwyvan
See Dwyvan for her story.Dwyvan—Male—Central Europe
Wife: Dwyvach
Welsh man who survived the Great Flood
with his wife Dwyvach. Together, they built an
ark called Nefyed Nav Nevion, filled it with ani-
mals, and survived the flood. Their story, com-
bined with the Irish, seems the most likely
origin for the Christian story of Noah and his
ark.Dyaus—Male—Near East
(Also known as Dyaush, Dyaush-Pitir)
Wife: Prithvi
‘Sky father’—Hindu lord of the sky and of
the clouds that float there. As such, a fertility
god granting rain that fertilizes crops.Dylan—Male—Central Europe
Animal association: Fish (silver)
Father: Gwydion
Mother: Arianrhodz WB Chap 17.p65 315 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM