_Myths

Hypnos God of Sleep Abode: Underworld Symbol: Poppy Consort: Pasithea Parents: Nyx Siblings: Thánatos, Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos Children: Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos (according to Ovid) Roman equivalent: Somnus In Greek mythology, Hypnos (Ὕπνος, "sleep") was the personification of sleep; the Roman equivalent was known as Somnus. His twin was Thánatos (Θάνατος, "death"); their mother was the primordial goddess Nyx (Νύξ, "night"). His palace was a dark cave where the sun never shines. At the entrance were a number of poppies and other hypnogogic plants. Hypnos's three sons or brothers represented things that occur in dreams (the Oneiroi). Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos appear in the dreams of kings. According to one story, Hypnos lived in a cave underneath a Greek island; through this cave flowed Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Endymion, sentenced by Zeus to eternal sleep, received the power to sleep with his eyes open fr...

Hyperion Hyperion is the Titan of light, an early sun god. He is the son of Gaea and Uranus. He married his sister Theia. Their children Helius (the sun), Selene (the moon), and Eos (the dawn). Children Helius Selene Eos

Hygieia Goddess of good health, cleanliness, and sanitation Abode: Mount Olympus Parents: Asclepius and Epione Siblings: Iaso, Panacea, Aceso, Roman equivalent: Sirona In Greek and Roman mythology, Hygieia (Greek Ὑγιεία or Hygeia Ὑγεία, Latin Hygēa or Hygīa), was a daughter of the god of medicine, Asclepius. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, the moon. She also played an important part in her father's cult. While her father was more directly associated with healing, she was associated with the prevention of sickness and the continuation of good health. Her name is the source of the word "hygiene". History At Athens, Hygieia was the subject of a local cult since at least the 7th century BC.[citation needed] "Athena Hygieia" was one of the cult titles given to Athena, as Plutarch recounts of the building of the Parthenon (447-432 BC): "A strange accident happened in the course of building, which showed that...

Huldra A goddess who was attended by wood nymphs. They had cow tails which could be seen hanging out from beneath their white robes. They were the protectors of cattle, and sang beautifully. She is an aspect of Frigg. In Scandinavian folklore, the Huldra (in Norwegian culture, derived from a root meaning "covered" or "secret"), or the skogsrå or skogsfru/skovfrue (meaning "Lady (read, counterpart of a Lord) of the forest") or Tallemaja (pine tree Mary) in Swedish culture, is a seductive forest creature. Her name suggests that she is originally the same being as the völva Huld and the German Holda. A male hulder is called a huldu, or in Norway a huldrekall. The word huldra/huldri/hulderen is the definite form in Norwegian ("the hulder") – the indefinite form is en/ei hulder ("a hulder"). The plural indefinite form is huldre(r) ("hulders"), and the plural definite form is huldrene ("the hulders"). In the plural o...

Huang Long (Four Symbols) Alternative names: Yellow Dragon, 黃龍, 黄龙, 黄竜 Huang Long (黃龍，黄龙 or 黄竜, Yellow Dragon, Mandarin: huang2 long2, Cantonese: wong4 lung4, Japanese: Kōryū or Ōryū, Korean: Hwang-Ryong, Vietnamese: Hoàng Long) is a hornless dragon who once emerged from the River Luo and presented the legendary Emperor Fu Xi with the elements of writing. According to legend, when it appeared before Fu Xi, it filled a hole in the sky made by the monster Gong Gong. Its waking, sleeping and breathing determined day and night, season and weather. In East Asian culture, there is sometimes a fifth Guardian Beast of the Si Ling. This deity is the guardian of the center and it represents the element earth, the Chinese quintessence, as well as the changing of the seasons. Huang Long does not appear in Japanese mythology: the fifth element in the Japanese elemental system is Void, so there cannot be an animal representing it. Because of this, Huang Long is often forgotten. However, som...

Huang feihu Alternative Names (異名): 黃飛虎, 黄飞虎, Huáng Fēihǔ, Huang Feihu Huang Feihu (Chinese tradition: 黃飛虎; simplify: 黄飞虎; Pinyin: Huáng Fēihǔ) is a major character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (封神演義). Huang Feihu is the son of Huang Gun (黄滚). He is renowned as the top general throughout the whole Shang Dynasty (商朝). When Daji (妲己) had effectively convinced the idiotic King Zhou (商紂王) that it would be best to retrieve the two fleeing princes after slaying an official, Huang Feihu would make his first true appearance. When the princes had both been stolen by the giant Fang Brothers before Huang Feihu's very own eyes, Huang Feihu was pleased to see that the capital was still possessed of at least a few truly justified individuals. Following this, the king, along with the Chao Twins (Chao Tian [晁田] and Chao Lei [晁雷]) would decide it best that Huang Feihu himself should pursue the Fang Brothers -- who are present with the two princes. Thus, he...

Horus (Egyptian) God of the king, the sky and vengeance Major cult center: Nekhen, Behdet Edfu Symbol: The wedjat eye, Parents: Osiris and Isis Siblings: Anubis (in some accounts) Consort: Hathor (in one version) Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in the Ancient Egyptian religion, who was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by Egyptologists. These various forms may possibly be different perceptions of the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasised, not necessarily in opposition but complementary to one another, consistent with how the Ancient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets of reality. The earliest recorded form is Horus the Falcon who was the patron deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt and who is the first known national god, specifically related to the king who in time be...

Hongjun Laozu (鸿钧老祖) Alternative Names (異名): 鸿钧老祖, 洪钧老祖, 鸿元老祖, 洪元老祖, Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ, Hongjun Laozu Hongjun Laozu (Chinese: 鸿钧老祖, or 洪钧老祖, 鸿元老祖, 洪元老祖; Pinyin: Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ) is said to be the teacher of the Three Pure Ones in some branches of Taoism. His name means the "The Great Primal Originator" or "The Great Primal Homogeneity". There is a saying that " there was Hong-Jun before there was heaven". He could be said to be the Head of Taoist immortals, but he seldom shows up on earth See also Chinese mythology Religion in China Taoism Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongjun_Laozu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology Religion stubs | Chinese mythology stubs | Chinese mythology | Taoism | Triune gods | Chinese gods

Hoenir After the war between the Aesir and the Vanir, he was sent as a hostage to the Vanir. He gave sense to the first humans. He possibly was Vili, a brother of Odin who helped create the world.

Hod Son of Odin. He is the blind god of winter, who is tricked by Loki into killing Balder. His name means "war". Vali, a son of Odin, avenged Balder's death by killing Hod.