* GODS and GODDESSES *
(see also: religion.txt)

GOD to treat as a god (a supernatural being) [v GODDED, GODDING, GODS]
LAR a tutelary god or spirit of an ancient Roman household [n -ES or -S]
NIX a water sprite [n NIXES or NIXE] / to {veto=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

ARES god of war; <are=n> [n]
BAAL a false god [n -S or -IM]
DEVA a Hindu god [n -S]
FAUN a woodland deity of Roman mythology [n -S] : FAUNLIKE [adj]
GEEZ {jeez=interj} [interj]
HEBE goddess of youth, cupbearer of the gods, married to HERCULES [n -S]
JEEZ used as a mild oath [interj]
MARS god of war; <mar=v> [v]
PERI a supernatural being of Persian mythology [n -S]
RHEA a Titan goddess, a flightless bird [n -S]
TIKI a wood or stone image of a Polynesian god [n -S]

ATLAS a Titan god, a male figure used as a supporting column [n ATLANTES or ATLASES]
ARGUS 100-eyed giant god; an East Indian pheasant [n -ES]
CERES Roman goddess of harvest; to wrap in a waxy cloth [v CERED, CERING, CERES]
CUPID a naked, winged representation of the Roman god of love [n -S]
DEMON an evil spirit [n -S]
DRYAD a nymph of the woods [n -S or -ES] : DRYADIC [adj]
HADES god of the Underworld, to {incline=v} [v HADED, HADING, HADES]
KELPY {kelpie=n} [n -PIES]
METIS goddess of planning, a person of mixed ancestry [n METIS, METISSE, METISSES]
NAIAD a water nymph [n -S or -ES]
NIXIE a female water sprite [n -S]
NUMEN a {deity=n} [n -MINA]
NYMPH a female spirit [n -S] : NYMPHAL, NYMPHEAN [adj]
OREAD a mountain nymph in Greek mythology [n -S]
SATYR a woodland deity of Greek mythology [n -S] : SATYRIC [adj]
SHIVA hindu goddess; a period of mourning [n -S]
TITAN one of a race of 12 Greek dieties, a person of great size [n -S]
VENUS a seductive woman [n -ES]
VESTA goddess of the hearth; a short friction match [n -S]

AFREET an evil spirit in Arabic mythology [n -S]
ANANKE goddess of inevitability, a compelling necessity in ancient Greek religion [n -S]
APOLLO sun god, a handsome young man [n -LOS]
AVATAR the incarnation of a Hindu deity [n -S]
BAALIM <baal=n> [n]
HELIOS god of the sun, <helio=n> [n]
KELPIE a water sprite [n -S] : KELPY
MANITO {manitou=n} [n -TOS] : MANITO MANITOU MANITU
MANITU {manitou=n} [n -S] : MANITO MANITOU MANITU
MEDUSA a jellyfish [n -SAE or -SAS] : MEDUSAL [adj], MEDUSA MEDUSAN MEDUSOID
NEREID a sea nymph [n -S]
ORISHA a Yoruba deity [n -S]
PERSES god of destruction, <perse=n> [n]
PHOEBE goddess (one of the Titans), a small bird [n -S]
SPRITE an elf or fairy [n -S] : SPRIGHT
TERAPH an image of a Semitic household god [n -APHIM]
UNDINE a female water spirit [n -S]

ALASTOR an avenging deity in Greek tragedy [n -S]
ASTERIA goddess of oracles and falling stars, a gemstone cut to exhibit asterism [n -S]
BAALISM the worship of a baal [n -S]
BANSHEE a female spirit [n -S]
BANSHIE {banshee=n} [n -S]
BEJESUS used as a mild oath [interj] : BEJEEZUS
BROWNIE a small sprite [n -S]
CHRISTY a skiing turn [n -TIES]
CYCLOPS any of a race of giants in Greek mythology with a single eye in the middle of the forehead [n CYCLOPES]
ERLKING an evil spirit of Germanic folklore [n -S]
HEBETIC pertaining to {puberty=n} [adj]
MANITOU an Algonquian Indian deity [n -S] : MANITO MANITOU MANITU
MERCURY winged messenger of the gods, a metallic element [n -RIES] : MERCURIC [adj]
NYMPHET a young nymph [n -S] NYMPHETIC [adj]  : NYMPHETTE
PENATES the Roman gods of the household [n]
PHOEBUS  the sun, APOLLO [n -ES] 
SATYRID a brownish butterfly [n -S]
SILENUS a woodland deity of Greek mythology [n -NI]
SPRIGHT {sprite=n} [n -S]
WENDIGO {windigo=n} [n -S or -ES]
WINDIGO an evil demon in Algonquian mythology [n -S or -ES] : WENDIGO

ARGONAUT a marine mollusk [n -S]
BEJABERS {bejesus=interj} [interj]
BEJEEZUS {bejesus=interj} [interj]
CHRISTIE {christy=n} [n -S]
EPIPHANY an appearance of a deity [n -NIES]
HEBETATE to make {dull=adj} [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES] : HEBETATION(s)
HEBETUDE mental dullness [n -S] : HEBETUDINOUS
HERCULES any man of great size and strength [n -LESES], adj. HERCULEAN
TANTALUS a case for wine bottles [n -ES]
TITANESS a female {titan=n} [n -ES]
VALKYRIE a maiden in Norse mythology [n -S]

APHRODITE [n -S]
ARTEMISIA [n -S]
BEJABBERS {bejesus=interj} [interj] : BEJABERS BEJABBERS BEJEEBERS
BEJEEBERS {bejesus=interj} [interj] : BEJABERS BEJABBERS BEJEEBERS
HAMADRYAD [n -S or -ES]
NYMPHALID [n -S]
NYMPHETTE [n -S] : NYMPHET
PARANYMPH [n -S]
SATURNIID [n -S]
SATURNINE
SATURNISM [n -S]
SATYRICAL
SATYRLIKE
TERMAGANT [n -S]

NYMPHOLEPT [n -S] adj. -LEPTIC
SATURNALIA [n -S], SATURNALIAN
SATYRIASIS [n -SES]

CHRISTIANIA [n -S]
DEMIGODDESS [n -ES]
HEBEPHRENIA(s)
HEBEPHRENIC(s)
NYMPHOLEPSY [n -PSIES]
NYMPHOMANIA [n -S]

NYMPHOMANIAC [n -S]

SATURNALIANLY

NYMPHOMANIACAL