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Nammu - Sumerian Goddess of the Primeval Sea, "the mother who gave birth to heaven and earth."

Nanna - (Anna, Inanna) Norse Asa-Goddess; "The Moon"; Great Mother; Earth Goddess; wife of Balder, mother of Forseti.

Nantosuelta (Nantosvelta) - Consort of Sucellus, she is possibly a Gaul (Celtic) goddess of nature, valleys and streams. Her symbol, the raven, suggests that she may be associated with Irish war-goddess Morrigan.

Nav - (related to Aryan for "Boat") Slavic Goddess of Death. She is said to secretly cast up a little bone ("Navya kostochka" = `Nav's bone') in a victim's food, and when the fragment is swallowed, they die. Her sacred day was "Naviy den" (Nav's day) the last Thursday of the Great Lent in Christian times. The valkyrie-like servants of Nav were the Navki (sing. Navka), the Mavki (sing. Mavka), and the "Twelve Witches".

Nephthys - Egyptian goddess of death whose name means "Mistress of the House". The dark sister of Isis, also wife of Set; she generally accompanies her sister Isis and helps her in her magic, and they are often said to be the good twin/bad twin representation of one Goddess. Maybe so. She is also considered the goddess of the protective aspect of family.

Neptune - Corresponds in many important ways to Poseidon, Neptune is nevertheless not a Sea God as such, but to the Roman mind came out of an agricultural background. He is watery in that he is a Patron of irrigation, and like Poseidon he is a Master of Horse-kind.

Nerthus (Erda) - Norse Mother Earth Goddess, primal earth mother. She is the oldest Scandinavian Goddess whose name has come down to us. Possibly an older version of Njord (as the opposite sex) or his sister with whom he has Frey and Freya. She was a fertility Goddess whose worship was centered in Denmark.

Net - Egyptian Goddess also known as Neith or Nit, she is the Huntress and is often considered to be an aspect of Nut. It is she who culls souls, carrying a bow and arrow, with the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt on her head.

Ninhar - Sumerian city god of Kiabrig, near Ur in the southern herding region of Mesopotamia. Ninhar was god of the thunder and rainstorms that made the desert green with pasturage in the spring; as such he was represented in the form of a roaring bull. He was the son of Nanna (Akkadian Sin) and Ningal and the husband of Ninigara.

Ninhursag - Sumerian Mother Earth, the source of all life: from Ninhursag came the birth of the planets.

Ninigara - Sumerian goddess of the dairy, wife of Ninhar. Name means "Lady of Butter and Cream"

Nirriti - Hindu Goddess of misery, incarnate as an emaciated elderly black woman. She bears the ill fortune of those born into poverty.

Njörd - "Stiller-of-storms", Norse Vana-God of seafaring: controls wind, stills sea and fire. Was married to Giantess Skadi. He has ten children, most famous are Frey and Freya. He is Frigg's brother.

Nox - Italian Goddess of the Night. Nox rules the Darkness which falls upon the Earth, and all within it. She is the sister of Umbria, and shares her associations (except for the Underworld connection). Nox can be a bit on the sinister side if care is not taken.

Nucuch Chacob - "The Great Chacs" Four horsemen who are the Mayan Rain Gods. They bring Water of Life from the Gods to the Maya.

Nut - "Sky" The Egyptian Goddess of the sky and mother of Osiris and Isis. She is the watery celestial void from which all things were born, and is therefore the Great other and Mother of the Gods; she is often portrayed as the night sky, ith the goddess' body arched over the earth, and rain falling from her basts; she wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and carries the wand of power. Also known as "Mut".

Nuzhda - Slavic Goddess of hardship and poverty.

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