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granted victory to the just when found to be
in conflict with the unjust. Eventually his wor-
ship found its way to Rome where he is
Mithras. Animal sacrifice was paid to him,
most often in the form of a bull. Those sacri-
fices were thought to assure fertility to the
land. This reinforces the Wiccan belief that
for life there must be death. See Mitra for the
attributes specific to the Near East.Mitra—Male—Near East
(Also known as Mithras)
Father: Kashyapa
Mother: Aditi
Mitra is one of the Adityas. The Hindu
month Agrahayana (November 22–December
21) is sacred to Mitra. See Adityas. See also
Mithras for the evolution of this deity from
Near East into Rome.Mixcoatl—Male—Central America
Mother: Cihuatcoatl
Aztec god of hunting and war who brought
the secret of fire to his people.Mizaru—Male—Far East
Animal association: Monkey
‘See no evil’—There is a 17th century temple
in Japan which has a statue of three monkeys.
The best translation of the inscription on that
statue is ‘See no evil, hear no evil, and speak
no evil’ or ‘Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru.’ The
statuary is most likely a representation of the
three faces of a much earlier deity form,
Vadjra.Mobo—Female—Central Asia/Far East
Chinese/Japanese personification of the
perfect mother.Modron—Female—Central Europe
Welsh Great Mother who may have been
the historic figure ‘Morgain la Fee,’ who was
included in the mythology of King Arthur.
That is to say, Modron likely existed as a flesh
and blood woman, as did King Arthur, but
with the creation of lore they both became
mythologized.Moingfhion—Female—Central Europe
Holiday: Samhain
Irish Crone/grandmother goddess associ-
ated with Samhain.Moko—Male—Polynesian Islands
Animal association: Lizard
Polynesian magician, god, and teacher of
magick. He is seen as a large lizard.Mo Li, The—Male—Central Asia
The four guardians of Chinese Buddhism.
See Shou, Hung, Chung, and Hai.Monan—Male—South America
Brazilian Creator god to the Tupis and
other people along the Amazon Valley.Montu—Male—Africa
Father: Amun Ra (adopted)
Mother: Mut (adopted)
Animal associations: Cattle (bull), Falcon,
Hawk, Sheep (ram), Owl, Horse, Bear, Wolf
Plant associations: Dragon’s Blood, Lily (tiger),
Geranium, Pepper (black), Rue, Wormwood
Initially a minor sun god of the southmost
areas of Egypt. As war became more a part of
Egyptian life, he evolved into a war god of
greater importance. Soon, his worship spread
to much of Egypt.Incense Recipe
4 parts Dragon’s Blood
1 part Wormwood
1 pinch black pepperMorgan le Fay—Female—Central Europe
(Also known as Morgain la Fee)
Father: The Duke of Cornwall
Mother: Igraine
Lover: King Arthur, Myrddin
Half-sister of King Arthur. In some stories,
she bore to King Arthur his only son, Mordred.
In other stories, Mordred was Arthur’s cousin.
In some stories, she is Merlin’s (Myrddin) lover
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