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Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: 0° to 360°
| Tools | Name |
CLAT |
CLON |
DIAM |
AS |
Origin |
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47.0 | 212.0 | 800.0 | 5 | Tukano (Brazil) daughter of sun god. | |
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-37.2 | 230.0 | 1,000.0 | 5 | Dinka (Sudan) wife of rain god Deng. | |
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-30.0 | 189.0 | 1,200.0 | 5 | Indian sky goddess. | |
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47.9 | 196.5 | 1,708.0 | 5 | Navajo (N. America) spirit of light and sky. | |
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73.0 | 214.0 | 450.0 | 5 | Haitian rainbow spirit. | |
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45.5 | 184.0 | 900.0 | 5 | Toba (Argentina) sun goddess. | |
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63.5 | 232.0 | 800.0 | 5 | Adygan light deity. | |
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-5.0 | 341.0 | 730.0 | 5 | E. Slavic wonder bird with woman's face, lives in Paradise. | |
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60.0 | 70.0 | 750.0 | 5 | Arab sky goddess. | |
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-77.0 | 335.0 | 900.0 | 5 | Zuni (SW USA) name of the rainbow. | |
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62.0 | 207.0 | 550.0 | 5 | Dakota name of the dawn. | |
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-52.0 | 216.0 | 420.0 | 5 | Armenian female solar deity. | |
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-53.0 | 55.0 | 400.0 | 5 | Eskimo weather goddess. | |
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59.9 | 357.8 | 361.0 | 5 | Lithuanian goddess of sun rays. | |
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49.4 | 25.3 | 859.0 | 5 | Lithuanian dawn goddess. | |
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15.0 | 143.0 | 1,200.0 | 5 | Georgian sun goddess. | |
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71.2 | 284.1 | 628.0 | 5 | Vietnamese sky goddess. | |
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30.4 | 36.5 | 807.0 | 5 | Lithuanian evening light goddess. | |
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-47.0 | 138.0 | 600.0 | 5 | Andaman Isl. moonsoon deity. | |
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-19.5 | 105.0 | 550.0 | 5 | Hungarian witch, flies over the sky. Note: Spelling changed from Boszorkany to Boszorkány March 11, 2009. | |
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35.9 | 304.0 | 700.0 | 6 | Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.) | |
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54.5 | 285.0 | 550.0 | 5 | Khakasian (S. Siberia) magic bird. | |
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-73.0 | 195.0 | 625.0 | 5 | Chinese sky goddess. | |
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85.6 | 205.9 | 872.0 | 5 | Slavic goddess of day, light. | |
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46.8 | 272.6 | 607.0 | 5 | South Slavic rain goddess. | |
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-13.5 | 358.0 | 980.0 | 5 | Bulgarian rain deity. | |
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78.2 | 31.9 | 687.0 | 5 | Chinese lightning goddess. | |
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-19.0 | 76.0 | 650.0 | 5 | Evenk/Tungu (Siberia) sun goddess. | |
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-45.0 | 199.0 | 1,400.0 | 5 | Irish sun and horse goddess. | |
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51.2 | 150.6 | 896.0 | 5 | Norse, wife of supreme god Odin. | |
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78.5 | 342.0 | 463.0 | 5 | Roman goddess of lightning. | |
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51.0 | 243.4 | 587.0 | 5 | Greek goddess, personification of day. | |
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36.4 | 29.5 | 813.0 | 5 | Greek sky goddess, wife of Zeus. | |
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52.7 | 221.3 | 2,050.0 | 5 | Greek goddess of the rainbow. | |
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50.0 | 278.7 | 595.0 | 5 | Moldavian witch who directed the winds. | |
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-31.0 | 95.6 | 1,652.0 | 6 | Roman sky goddess; sister and consort of Jupiter. | |
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-69.5 | 188.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Eskimo thunder deity. | |
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18.0 | 309.0 | 300.0 | 5 | Mansi (Ob River Ugra) winged messenger from gods to humans. | |
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59.2 | 55.8 | 589.0 | 5 | Georgian sky maiden, daughter of weather god. | |
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-53.0 | 245.0 | 1,200.0 | 5 | Acoma (SW USA) name of the rainbow. | |
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-14.0 | 334.5 | 220.0 | 5 | Nenets (Samoyed) snowstorm maiden. | |
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-76.0 | 242.0 | 1,900.0 | 5 | Keresan Pueblo mythological girl who scattered the stars into the sky. | |
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-50.4 | 61.0 | 1,100.0 | 5 | Uzbek thunder and lightning goddess. | |
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64.8 | 190.4 | 1,517.0 | 5 | Latvian witch, flies in the sky. | |
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-50.0 | 132.0 | 1,100.0 | 5 | Roman darkness and income goddess. | |
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18.5 | 68.5 | 2,000.0 | 5 | Berber pole star goddess, holds camel motionless to milk it. | |
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73.3 | 178.8 | 1,566.0 | 5 | Polynesian goddess, creator of heavens. | |
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24.5 | 149.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Tibetan goddess of sky, rain, and mist. | |
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32.4 | 68.6 | 906.0 | 5 | Marian (Volga Finn) wind goddess. | |
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-20.0 | 351.5 | 770.0 | 5 | Ancient Egyptian goddess, mother of the sun. |
| Tools | Name |
CLAT |
CLON |
DIAM |
AS |
Origin |
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16.0 | 31.0 | 1,300.0 | 5 | E. Slavic snowstorm deity. | |
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-66.0 | 249.0 | 950.0 | 5 | Navajo rainbow goddess. | |
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-72.5 | 213.0 | 1,125.0 | 5 | Ugandan sky goddess. | |
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-54.0 | 238.0 | 600.0 | 5 | Mongolian sun goddess. | |
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-71.5 | 258.0 | 800.0 | 5 | Mon (Burma/Myanmar) beauty fairy. | |
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39.7 | 138.8 | 1,937.0 | 5 | Greek cloud goddess. | |
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-10.0 | 354.0 | 550.0 | 5 | Ukrainian night deity. | |
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65.0 | 163.0 | 450.0 | 5 | Wintun (California) light goddess. | |
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-53.0 | 212.0 | 2,200.0 | 5 | Hopi snow maiden ('kachina'). | |
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-72.0 | 152.0 | 300.0 | 5 | Tibetan goddess of boundless light. | |
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6.0 | 37.0 | 400.0 | 5 | Tajik deity of frost and cold wind. | |
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67.5 | 240.0 | 1,200.0 | 5 | Greek goddess of whirlwind. | |
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-58.5 | 79.0 | 550.0 | 5 | Yoruba rainbow deity. | |
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21.5 | 157.5 | 480.0 | 5 | Yoruba (Nigeria) goddess of violent rainstorms. | |
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58.2 | 207.7 | 1,254.0 | 5 | Greek dew goddess. | |
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5.0 | 179.5 | 1,500.0 | 5 | E. Slavic witch, corn fields deity. | |
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-65.0 | 225.0 | 650.0 | 5 | Andaman Isl. moonsoon wind deity. | |
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-69.0 | 246.0 | 950.0 | 5 | Latvian witch. | |
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-55.0 | 222.0 | 2,200.0 | 5 | Georgian main witch. | |
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58.0 | 25.2 | 447.0 | 5 | Estonian sky maiden. | |
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-58.0 | 206.0 | 1,375.0 | 5 | Lithuanian and Latvian sun goddess. | |
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75.9 | 8.0 | 514.0 | 5 | Ulchian (Siberia) sky goddess. | |
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37.0 | 297.0 | 800.0 | 5 | E. Slavic night and dreams deity. | |
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31.2 | 106.9 | 478.0 | 5 | Babylonian sky goddess. | |
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-73.0 | 228.0 | 650.0 | 5 | Kachin (Burma/Myanmar) sun goddess. | |
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66.5 | 171.0 | 1,800.0 | 5 | Itelmen (Kamchatka) Raven's daughter, wife of sky man. | |
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-43.5 | 193.5 | 700.0 | 5 | Celtic sky goddess. | |
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-40.0 | 237.0 | 900.0 | 5 | Fon (Benin) thunder goddess/god. | |
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-73.5 | 325.0 | 950.0 | 5 | Latvian witch. | |
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-53.0 | 134.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Norse sun goddess. | |
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71.7 | 209.0 | 981.0 | 5 | Hindu sky goddess, bringer of rain. | |
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79.4 | 81.3 | 975.0 | 5 | Hungarian wind mother. Note: Spelling changed from Sel-Anya June 25, 2008. | |
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81.4 | 47.1 | 1,079.0 | 5 | Etruscan dawn goddess. | |
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56.0 | 225.0 | 1,000.0 | 5 | Hopi goddess of darkness. | |
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-51.0 | 239.0 | 1,500.0 | 5 | Koryak (Kamchatka) wife of sky man. | |
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31.2 | 7.2 | 970.0 | 5 | Ketian (Siberia) Mother of the hot; lives in the sky, near the Sun. | |
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-46.0 | 254.0 | 1,100.0 | 5 | Armenian lightning deity. | |
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-69.0 | 155.0 | 1,000.0 | 5 | Hopi cumulus cloud maiden ('kachina'). | |
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12.0 | 87.0 | 2,600.0 | 5 | Cherokee sun goddess. | |
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33.7 | 114.3 | 800.0 | 5 | Etruscan goddess, same as Hera or Juno. | |
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-4.5 | 351.5 | 400.0 | 5 | Eskimo (Chukotka) night maiden. | |
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-12.0 | 320.0 | 600.0 | 5 | Nivkhi (Sakhalin Isl.) night maiden. | |
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-53.2 | 204.0 | 520.0 | 5 | Lithaunian rainbow goddess. | |
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62.3 | 268.8 | 767.0 | 5 | Mordvinian (Volga Finn) wind goddess. | |
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42.0 | 159.0 | 3,345.0 | 5 | East Slav witch. | |
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-70.5 | 245.0 | 1,600.0 | 5 | Latvian "wind mother". | |
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-6.5 | 163.0 | 700.0 | 5 | Mordovian/Erzya (Volga Finn) daughter of the supreme sky god Nishke. | |
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-17.0 | 62.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Fox (US Plains) name of the dawn. | |
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7.0 | 177.0 | 1,200.0 | 5 | Nenets (Samoyed) maiden of light. | |
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81.4 | 164.7 | 1,086.0 | 5 | Marian (Volga Finn) daughter of main god. |
| Tools | Name |
CLAT |
CLON |
DIAM |
AS |
Origin |
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0.0 | 170.0 | 1,100.0 | 5 | E. Slavic night lightning goddess. | |
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-47.5 | 73.5 | 850.0 | 5 | W. Slavic dawn goddess. | |
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39.9 | 338.4 | 1,041.0 | 5 | Moldavian dawn goddess. |