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Fu Hsing (Intermediate God) Fu Hsing is the god of happiness, who sees to it that each man receives his share of joy. Originally, Fu Hsing was a mortal magistrate named Yang Cheng. Yang saved the people from the emperor Wu-ti’s intolerable tax levies in the sixth century A.D. In return for his bravery and

Chih-Nii (Intermediate God) The daughter of Shang-Li, Chih-Nii is the goddess of spinners and weavers. She makes clothes for all the gods of heaven, a task that keeps her so busy that she has had no time to husband. Fortunately for Chih-Nii, however, her sister convinced her to take a rest and go to earth.

Goibhniu (Intermediate God) The smith held a special fascination for the Celtic peoples. Smiths were thought to have magical powers of charm and healing, bestowed upon them by the god of the smiths, Goibhniu. Goibhniu is actually one of a triad of gods; Luchta the wright and Creidhne the worker in metal are also important

Dagda (Greater God) Dagda enjoys a position of leadership among the loose confederation of Celtic gods, a god of druids. His powers are widely varied, but he is credited with control over the weather and crops. His great cauldron is a bottomless receptacle filled with food and drink and the abundance of the Celtic Otherworld

Tezcatlipoca (Intermediate God) Tezcatlipoca’s name, which means “Smoking Mirror,” seems particularly appropriate. He was worshiped by the Toltecs, the Aztec’s predescessors, as a sun/warrior god who fought a daily battle against the night. He was also credited with ripening crops, but was also feared because of his ability to bring on droughts. Tezcatlipoca was the

Mictlantecuhtli (Intermediate God) Mictlantecuhtli with his wife Mictanchihuatl, rules over the Aztec afterlife from Tlalxicco, the ninth and lowest level of the Aztec underworld. People unlucky enough not to die during an activity presided over by another god – in combat, as prisoners, during childbirth, etc – must undertake the journey across the nine rivers