tutelary+deity
71Norn — Norn, Norna Nor na, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.] 1. (Scandinavian Myth.) Any one of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo Saxon Wyrd, and are similar to the Greek …
72Norna — Norn Norn, Norna Nor na, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.] 1. (Scandinavian Myth.) Any one of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo Saxon Wyrd, and are similar to the… …
73genius loci — noun Etymology: Latin Date: 1605 1. the pervading spirit of a place 2. a tutelary deity of a place …
74voodoo — I. noun (plural voodoos) Etymology: Louisiana Creole voudou, probably from Ewe vódũ tutelary deity Date: 1850 1. (also vodou) a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti 2. a. a person …
75Aeacus — (also spelled Eäcus, Greek polytonic|Αἴακος , bewailing or earth borne fact|date=October 2008) was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.He was son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river god Asopus. [Citation last …
76Genius — For other uses, see Genius (disambiguation). Human intelligence Abilities and Traits Abstract thought Communication · …
77Tycho Brahe — This article is about the astronomer Tycho Brahe. For other uses, see Tycho Brahe (disambiguation). Tycho Ottesen Brahe Born 14 December 1546 Knutstorp Castle, Scania Died 24 October 1601 (age …
78Faunus — In Roman mythology, Pan s counterpart Faunus was one of the oldest Roman deities, the di indigetes, who was a good spirit of the forest, plains, and fields; when he made cattle fertile he was called Inuus. He was a legendary king of the Latins… …
79Castor and Pollux — For other uses, see Castor and Pollux (disambiguation). Pair of Roman statuettes (3rd century AD) depicting the Dioscuri as horsemen, with their characteristic skullcaps (Metropolitan Museum of Art) In Greek and Roman mythology, Castor ( …
80Tyche — In ancient Greek city cults, Tyche (Τύχη, meaning luck in Greek, Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. Increasingly during the Hellenistic period, cities had… …
