#god
- Atheist — A person who does not believe in the existence of God, divinities, or any supernatural force; an adherent of atheism. As an adjective, the term qualifies an idea, speech, philosophy, or society that completely denies or excludes the divine factor from explaining the world and the origins of the universe.
- Athena — In Greek mythology, one of the most prominent Olympian deities, the goddess of wisdom, military strategy, arts, crafts, and just war. Born fully armed from the head of Zeus, she is the patron goddess of the city of Athens and the universal symbol of reason, civilization, justice, and classical democratic order. In classical art, she is depicted wearing a helmet, armor (the aegis), and holding a spear, frequently accompanied by an owl, the symbol of deep knowledge.
- The Almighty — The nominalized and definitely articulated form of the adjective 'atotputernic', used as a proper name or supreme epithet exclusively to designate the Divinity, God, or the Creator of the universe. In a secularized or literary sense, it indicates the supreme ruler or institutional entity exercising total authority.
- Attis — A Phrygian deity of vegetation, rebirth of nature, and consort of the mother goddess Cybele, famous in mythology for his tragic death and structural transformation into a pine tree. His mystery cult, later adopted into the Roman Empire, celebrated the annual cycle of death and resurrection through orgiastic rituals and initiation ceremonies deeply linked to earth regeneration.
- Baal — An honorific title and proper noun of Semitic origin, originally meaning 'master', 'lord', or 'owner'; the supreme deity of fertility, weather, rain, and storm in Canaanite, Phoenician, and Carthaginian mythologies (as Baal Hammon). In biblical texts and subsequent Judeo-Christian traditions, the term was demonized, often used as a generic name for competing pagan deities or integrated into complex demonological figures like Beelzebub.
- Bacchanalian — Pertaining to or relating to the mystical festivals of the god Dionysus (Bacchus); characterized by frenzied revelry, orgy, noisy feasting, excessive drinking, and tumultuous merriment. In a figurative and bookish sense, it describes a chaotic, dynamic atmosphere devoid of moral or social restraints, where instincts and exuberance dominate reason.
- Bacchus — The Roman name of the god Dionysus from Greek mythology, the deity of wine, grapevines, vegetation, fertility, ritual ecstasy, and theater. Often depicted accompanied by a retinue of sileni, satyrs, and bacchantes, his cult symbolizes the vital force released from the constraints of reason, as well as the duality between creative merriment and the destructive fury caused by excessive alcohol.
- Bacchus — An alternative and common spelling variant for Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, the grapevine, vegetation, mystical ecstasy, and festivities (identified with Dionysus in Greek mythology). In a figurative and everyday sense, the name is used as a personification of alcohol consumption, lively banquets, bohemian parties, and the cult dedicated to dionysian pleasures.
- Bad-Godesberg district — A famous municipal district of the city of Bonn in Germany, situated on the left bank of the Rhine. During the period when Bonn functioned as the capital of West Germany (FRG), Bad-Godesberg was the country's primary diplomatic center, hosting most foreign embassies and international missions.
- Bahus — A regional spelling or phonetic variant in Romanian for Bacchus (Dionysos in Greek mythology), the Greco-Roman god of wine, vegetation, mystic ecstasy, and festivities. In literary and colloquial language, the term is used figuratively as a personification of wine, lavish parties, or a passion for alcohol consumption.