Alder

The Alder is the tree of fire. In the battle of the trees, the Alder fought in the very front line. It is described as the very “battle witch” of all woods, the tree that is hottest in the fight. From the alder, you can make three different dyes, red from its bark, green from its flowers, and brown from its twigs; this symbolizes the elements of fire, water and earth. The Alder wood is the wood of the witches. Whistles may be made of this wood to summon and control the four winds. It is also the ideal wood for making the magical pipes and flutes. To prepare the wood for use, beat the bark away with a willow stick while projecting your wishes into it. The Alder is a token of resurrection. It is associated with Bran, as He used His body as a bridge to span dangerous waters. Alder indicates protection and oracular powers.

Grannus

God of healing. Romano-Celtic (Continental Europe). The name appears across a wide area generally associated with medicinal springs and hot mineral waters, including sites at Aix-la-Chapelle, Grand (Vosges), Trier, Brittany, and as far distant as the Danube basin. Grannus became syncretized with the Roman god APOLLO as Apollo Grannus, and baths were sometimes called Aquae Granni.

EA

ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) [Iraq]. God of primordial waters.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 1900 BC to circa 200 BC.

SYNONYMS Ea-sˇarru; ENKI (Sumerian).

CENTER(S) OF CULT Eridu, Babylon.

Ame-No-Toko-Tachi-No-Kami (deity standing eternally in heaven)

Primordial being. Shinto [Japan]. The fifth of the deities to emerge in the heavens, named in both the sacred texts of Shintoism, the Kojiki and Nihongi, but probably strongly influenced by Chinese religion. Born from a reed floating in the primeval waters.

Apsu

God of underground primeval waters. Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian). Derived from the Sumerian ABZU. In the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elisˇ, Apsu is killed, while sleeping, by ENKI, who establishes his own abode above the deeps. Apsu’s death triggered the cosmic challenge between the forces of MARDUK and TIAMAT.

 

Dragon Types

Air – Air Dragons are the third rarest of the four types of Elemental Dragons. Members of this breed belong to a race of Draconic beings. At times join forces with the dragons of fire and volcanoes, seas and other waters, mountains and forests, and chaos. Sometimes there is conflict of elemental powers, producing great atmospheric and environmental disturbances, but mostly the elementals work in harmony.