Dictionary

kachina: These are Hopi (Native American) spirits that translate into "life-bringers."

labyrinth: The maze constructed by order of King Minos to trap the Minotaur.

Lakshmi: Lord Vishnu's spouse and the Hindu goddess of happiness or contentment.

Maka: Mother Earth in Lakota (Native American) lore.

Midas Touch: The concept of touching something, figuratively, and having it turn to gold. The concept originated from King Midas' wish, which was granted by Dionysius, to be able to turn anything he touched into gold.

Midgard: In Norse mythology, this was "middle Earth" where the humans lived.

Min: An early Egyptian god of the sky who is symbolized by a thunderbolt and idolized as a god of the growing season and of rain.

Muses: The nine female offspring of Nmemosyne and Zeus that collectively provided the inspiration for naming the arts.

Mut: The grand queen and chief mother to all the Egyptian gods.

Norns: The Norse trio of goddesses (compared to the Fates of Greek origin) that oversee the past, the present and the future.

nymph: A goddess of nature and quite beautiful, thus drawing attention from admirers desirous of their favors.

Odin: The Norse god of the sky with powers that compare to the Roman Jupiter or the Greek Zeus.

Ogdoad: A grouping of the eight Hermopolis deities of Egypt that represent the earth before its creation, including darkness, space, water and things that are "hidden."

Oedipus: A well-known god that unknowingly murdered his father to marry his mother.