Delius (De′lius), a name of Apollo, from the island in which he was born.
Delphi (Del′phi). A town on Mount Parnassus, famous for its oracle, and for a temple of Apollo. See Delphos.
Delphicus (Del′phicus). A name of Apollo, from Delphi.
Delphos (Del′phos), the place where the temple was built, from which the oracle of Apollo was given.
Demarus (De′marus). The Phoenician name of Jupiter.
Demogorgon (De′mogor′gon) was the tyrant genius of the soil or earth, the life and support of plants. He was depicted as an old man covered with moss, and was said to live underground. He is sometimes called the king of the elves and fays.
“Which wast begot in Demogorgon’s hall
And saw’st the secrets of the world unmade.”
Spenser.
Deucalion (Deuca′lion), one of the demi-gods, son of Prometheus and Pyrra. He and his wife, by making a ship, survived the deluge which Jupiter sent on the earth, circa 1503 B.C.
Devil, see Dahak, Daityas, and Obambou.
Diana (Di′ana), goddess of hunting and of chastity. She was the sister of Apollo, and daughter of Jupiter and Latona. She was known among the Greeks as Diana or Phoebe, and was honored as a triform goddess. As a celestial divinity she was called Luna; as a terrestrial Diana or Dictynna; and in the infernal regions Hecate.