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Misc. deities found in the xian grimories |
Looks around hall, notices vacant seats [not again, oh well]
<walks to door & nails following infomercial on it>
Due to circumstances beyond my control, [time away from my primary study
of gods & god types] the following list is as far as I have gotten in
cataloging gods & goddess & deity types found in the xian grimorie. The
work will continue on an as can basis.
For now, enjoy
abaddon In the Hebvrew, it means place of destruction. For the Christian
mythology, it is a demon of great power.
adat This title, mistress, is found in the OT, but is open to discussion
pro or con.
addirim Noble ones, used to describe yaweh & people & gods [Ps 16:3] of
more than common stature
adon The word went from meaning Lord, to adonay, which is an epiteth for
yaweh
adonay The word lord used in conjunction with yaweh
adrammelech II Kings 17:31 Sepharvite God.
aion though not used to describe the Judaic gods, it is found in Eph 2:2-7
& Col 1:26
al the shorter & more ancient term for elyon
alay a variety of al used for elyon
aliyan An epiteth of yahwe
almighty An epiteth for yaweh found only in the NT
aluqqah a vampire
am either a dvine name in its own right, or a substitute for one
amalek A mountain deity [sourced from the Egyptian Leiden Magical Papyrus]
amaletheia either the goat or nymph that suckled zeus [Job 42:14 LXX]
amun The hidden one [Egyptian Jer 46:25 Nah. 3:8]
amurru The god of the nomads of the amorites [w. mespotamia 3rd
millenium]
anammelech II Kings 17:31 Sepharvite God.
anat Consort of yahu[yahwe] [Elephantine Is. Papyrus]
angel A lower ranking deity
angel of death A deity concerned with death & answerable to yaweh in
exodus
angel of yaweh Yaweh's personal messenger
anthropos A designation for the highest being [cor. 15:21-2 not something
to make christians happy, it is a gnostic concept]
antichrist nuff said?
anu Heaven
aphrodite A theophoric element Phil, 2:25 Col. 1:7
apis The sacred bull of Memphis [LXX Jer. 46:15]
apkallu Creatuers of extreme wisdom [Mespotamia[Gen. 6:1-4]]
apollo His name is a theophoric element found in acts, 1cor., & titus
archangel A deity one step below el, then yahwe
archon This refers to the highest ranking deity, name immaterial
ares A theophoric found in acts 17
ariel found in the LXX & Isa. 33:7
artemis yes, the Greek virgin goddess, see acts 19 [Jewish literature only
it seems]
arvad homonymous with a Assyrian diety, armad
asham the ugartic equivalent of isum
asherah consort of el & then yahwe, she was a Canaanite goddes whose title
was "Mother of the gods" in the Hebrew mythology it was "Queen of heaven"
in Israel [Jer:]
ashhur 1 chr. 2:24, 4:5
ashima II Ki. 17:30 samaritan moon goddess
ashtoreth I Ki. 11:05 canaanite goddess, considered an aspect of asherah
asmodeus not found in the Hebrew bible, but found in tobit
assur only useed as a theohoric element, but he is the god of assyria
astarte she blends with many of the other caaanite goddeses, Duet: 7:13
atargatis her sanctuary is mentioned in Macc. 12:26
athena her city & people are mentioned
atum by way of Egypt, Ex: 1:11
aya conflated with ea from ugarit, 2 sam: 3:7
azazel really a bit confusing, Lev: 16:10,21-22
baal I Kings 18:19 Canaanite God ("Lord") of fertility, vegitation, and
storms.
baal gad Baal of Gad, a toponym
baal hammon A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal hazor A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal hermon A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal judah A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal meon A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal perazim A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this
location, with exactly which properties is unknown
baal shalisha A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this
location, with exactly which properties is unknown
baal shamem A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal tamar A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal zaphon A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at this location,
with exactly which properties is unknown
baal berith Judges 8:33 A toponym which indicates Baal was worshiped at
this location, with exactly which properties is unknown
baal peor Numbers 25:03 baal of pe'or [Moabite [Jordan]]
baal zebub Luke 11:19 Philistine aspect of Baal.
baalim I Kings 18:18 Canaanite gods, plural
bacchus A theophoric element of bacchides [1 macc]
baetyl Literally a stone god, but is considered to indicate the presence
of a god. The evidence for this is found in the Sinai and Negev deserts
as well as Genesis, Amos, and possibly Jeremiah
baga Dictionary of Dieties and Demons in the bible ISBN 900411190
barad An ancient diety of the Canaanites, possibly from eblaitic origin
Ps: 76:48
baraq Jud 5:2-31 Dictionary of Dieties and Demons in the bible ISBN
900411190
bashan Ps 68:23 Dictionary of Dieties and Demons in the bible ISBN
900411190
bashtu 2 sam 2:8 4:4 Dictionary of Dieties and Demons in the bible ISBN
900411190
bastet Ez 30:17 A theophoric Dictionary of Dieties and Demons in the bible
ISBN 900411190
bel Isiah 46:01 By way of Assyria/Babalonyian/Sumeria, the name equated to
Marduk
beltu Is 10:4 The femenine form of Bel which makes it mean lady instead of
lord
Bes Ezera 2:49 A theonomic Dictionary of Dieties and Demons in the bible
ISBN 900411190
bethel The Hebrew and Christian mythologies remember this as the place
where their god El, was wrestled to a stand still and had to depart prior
to day break like any other thing that goes bump in the night. The name
has evolved from the presence of god to the house of god, but a bethel was
any idol [normally a stone that had not been worked with any tool though
there are primitive ones that show work by tools] that indicated the
presence of the Hebrew god Elephantine Island Papyrius, Genesis
boaz A corruption of the name Baal, it was a pillar of the Temple of
Solomon, it is also an epiteth of Baal 1ki 7:2:1
Carmel A specific location that is home to two gods, el [el karmel] and
baal [baal karmel], it is here the contest between yahwe & baal took
place as described in 1ki 18
chemosh [kamis of ebla] Dictionary of Deities & Demons Of the Bible ISBN
0802824919
cherubim The Israelite version of the sphinx, they appear with two of
connections, one to guard a sacred tree and two to carry and guard a
throne
christ Found in very few Jewish writings and the LXX, it always is used in
connection with kings, prophets, & priests
cybele Gen: 23:9 17 19 25:9 49:30 50:13
There is reason to believe her introducion is later than claimed by Hommel
[1929] who staes that the field of Machpelah is named after aspect of
ma-cybele. Dictionary of Deities & Demons Of the Bible ISBN 0802824919
dagon A variation on a very important grain god from western semantic and
Babalonyian regions, the god dagan, he can be found in the Hebrew Bible as
well as the 70
daphene, This suburb of Antioch is found in 2 Macc. 4:33, & it also can be
found in Greek spelling for Hebrew place names
day This noun has been used to indicate a malovent being & as some
parallels in the Mesopotamia text it is also attested to as a diety in the
baal Epic and the old Aramic tereaty of sefire
deber It would appear that the word pestilence is also a name of a diety
as indicated by hab 3:5 ps 91:3 hos 13:14
demon, a Greek word used originally to describe messengers of the gods,
conflated with evil in the christian mythology
destroyer, a god like entity working on behalf of yvwh & El, found in Gen
13:10, duet. 20:19
devil this Greek word is only used in the new testament
*****, though the Greek goddess of justice she appears in acts 28:4
dragon, another Greek loan word & this mythical creature is mentioned 13
times [at least] in revelations of the christian bible
*****, a Greek goddes found in Acts:28:4
dionysus, this Greek god of ectasy is found in Macc 6:7 & equated with
yahweh
dod presumed to be an epithet of yawhe, the word means love
dynamis [power], found as a conflation with yaweh, mostly new testamnet
el aka il [S. Arabian] Reigon of worship: Amorite, No. Israel,
Syria,Lebanon & Ugarit Period of worship: about two thousand five hundred
BCE until seven hundred BCE Cults centers: Tirzah, Samara, Bethel, Dan
and rather a lot of cults & local hill shrines.
Sources of information: Vetus Testamentum, Gods and Goddess, Devils and
Demons, Manfred Lurker, Encylopedia of Gods, Michael Jordan, A
comprehensive dictionary of the gods, Anne Baumgartner Information: There
is much conflict as to regarding the exact or correct meaning of the name.
In Ugarit he is the father of the gods & creator of creatures, he also
has the honors of creator of the earth and the bull [a fertility symbol].
His throne is located at the source of the rivers in the depth of the
abyss. In the Palmyra region he was known as the creator of springs. He is
also found in the Hebrew and Christian mythologies where he is claimed to
be the sole creator of the universe. In the Amorite myutholgy, he is
responsible for the fertility of humans. Attributes: He is claimed to be
kind, merciful, generous, the creator of the entire universe and
everything that is in it or will ever be in it. Nothing is known about
the Hebrew claim as regards the primordial waters and earth.
el berith aka baal berith baal of the covenet [Judges 8:33 & 9:4] el of
the covenent [Judges 9:46] This is the only location in the Christian old
testament to verify this particular god. This is a particular aspect of
the Canaanite fertility gods baal & el of shecchem [tell balath]
Sources: A Dictionary Of Dieties And Demons In The Bible ISBN 082824919
2nd edition lists a large number of references for this particular
individual deity.
elohim Sources: Vetus Testamentum Known period of worship: from
approximately one thousand two hundred BCE until approximately one
hundred C.E..
Comments: this is a plural word and used originally to refer to the
senior order of the gods, to differentuate them from the lower order of
the gods. A similar situation can be observed in the
Mesopotamian mythologies with various gods going to the earth and
performing labor until humanity was invented. It is used as an epiteth for
Yaweh after he took over the Hebrew mythology just after he mooned Moses
on the mountain.
We now return you to the normal bedlam fondly refered as alt.atheism
walksalone who is aggrevatted he hasn't finished this project yet, & may
well never complete it.
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| Title: Re: Misc. deities found in the xian grimories |
03 Sep 2003 10:34:11 PM |
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In article <0d7c787b85b0af2710c1c1415f73f9a5@news.teranews.com>,
elohim Sources: Vetus Testamentum Known period of worship: from
approximately one thousand two hundred BCE until approximately one
hundred C.E..
Comments: this is a plural word and used originally to refer to the
senior order of the gods, to differentuate them from the lower order of
the gods.
Joseph Wheless claims that it is a complete mistranslation of Genesis 1:1
to read it as "In the beginning God created..." The phrase "bereshith
bara elohim" should read "In the beginning gods created..." In other
places like genesis 3:21 it says, "Man has become like ONE of US". What
the hell would that mean if elohim is a single entity? It isn't a
reference to the trinity either, since Hebrews has no notion of that and
in any event, some part of god has to be doing the talking. It would be
more natural to say, "Man has become like me". Wheless says that plural
references to elohim are systematically mistranslated over 2570 times in
the old testament.
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: Misc. deities found in the xian grimories |
02 Sep 2003 05:03:06 PM |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 15:38:25 GMT, several witnesses claim to have seen
walksalone@dastardly.dirty.deeds.done.cheap.llc scrawl a message on
the wall:
Looks around hall, notices vacant seats [not again, oh well]
<walks to door & nails following infomercial on it>
Woken by the banging, goes over to read the notice.
Excellent work!
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Douglas Berry
http://gridlore.home.mindspring.com
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
Ezekiel 13:20 "Wherefore thus saith the
Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows"
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