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Lachesis - One of the Greek goddesses of Necessity, the Fates. The Romans called them the Morae.

Lada - Slavic Goddess of love and beauty. She was represented as girl dressed in white with flower wreath on the head and with flowers in the hands.

Lakshmi - Hindu Goddess, also known as Shri, is personified not only as the goddess of fortune, wisdom and wealth but also as an embodiment of loveliness, grace and charm. She is worshipped as a goddess who grants both worldly prosperity as well as liberation from the cycle of life and death. As Bhuti, she is the Goddess of Prosperity; as Sri, she is Mother of the World; and as Hastakamala, she is seen arising out of the primordial ocean holding the lotus, the symbol of good fortune. Associated with the partridge and water birds.

Lares - A set of household Roman Gods worshipped by nearly everyone. They were said to be the offspring of Mercurius by Larunda, an Etruscan Goddess who was recognized in Roman times as the nymph Lara. The
Lares were associated with the Lar Familiaris, ancestral spirits tied to particular tracts of land.

Legba - Originates in Dahomey, West Africa, where he is the spokesman and interpreter of the gods. Without Legba's aid, the gods would not be able to communicate with themselves or with humans. In Haitian Voodoo, Legba is guardian of the gate that joins worshippers and spirits. Although he appears feeble, this spirit is extremely strong, and possession of a worshipper by Legba will often cause the person to fall violently to the ground.

Lel - Slavic God of love. He was represented as youth dressed in white with flower wreath on the head.

Liber - Roman God of vegetation and husbandry. His cult was conflated with that of Dionysios to a degree, and his festival was kept as a celebration for young men who had achieved adulthood.

Libitina - Roman Goddess of death or, more specifically, recipient and custodian of corpses. Her priests were needed in order to ritually purify a dead body, and claim it for the Goddess; before this was done, mere contact with a corpse was spiritually polluting. Her temple contained all the mortuary records and death registers.

Likho Odnoglazoye - (Likho One-eye ["likhiy"= 'odd'] ) Slavic Goddess of privation and suffering that was represented as thin, one-eyed, old woman.

Liza - (West Africa) Sun god to the Fon people of West Africa. His sister was the Moon god Mawu.. The two were twins, but were also lovers. Together, they created the Universe with the help of the cosmic serpent, Da.

Lleu - Brother of Dylan, son of Arianrhod and Gwydion. Hero god who corresponds with the Irish Lugh. His festival, Lugnasad, was held on the first day of August.

Loco - Voodoo god of vegetation, often worshipped under the form of a tree. He knows the secret properties of herbs, and is also considered a god of healing.

Loki (Loki Laufeyiarson) - A Norse Giant who become the blood-brother of Odin. Son of the Giant Farbauti (Cruel Smiter) and Giantess Laufrey. Pleasing and handsome, evil in character, capricious in behavior, cunning, he is known as the Trickster God, called "Father of Lies", Shape-changer, Sky-Traveler. Originally, he was the God of Fire. He has fiery red hair and is extremely funny and witty. He was married to Glut, with whom he had two daughters, Giantess Angr-boda who bore him the three monsters, and Sigyn, with whom he had two sons. His name means fire.

Lucifer - (light-bearer) Roman morning star. Said to be the son of Aurora.

Lugh - Irish-Celtic deity was worshipped during the 30 day midsummer feast in Ireland, where sexual magic ensured ripening of the crops and a prosperous harvest. He is linked with the nature goddess variously named Tailltu, Machta or Rosmerta in Gaul. His animal totems are the raven and the lynx, and he corresponds with the Roman God Mercury.

Luna - Roman goddess of the moon. Is the aspect of lover and bride, the moon's second aspect (mother), with Diana the Virgin Moon (Maiden) and Hecate the third (Crone). Corresponds with the Greek goddess Selene.

Lupercus - God of wolves, significant to Romans in that the mythological founders of the Roman Nation (Romulus and Remus) were suckled by a she-wolf in infancy.

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