Liber (lī´ber).—An old Italian deity who presided over planting and fructification. Subsequently the name was applied to Bacchus.
Libera (lī´ber-a).—Another name for Proserpine, daughter of Ceres, and sister of Liber.
Libitina (lib-i-tī´na).—The goddess of the dead, in whose temple at Rome everything pertaining to burials was sold or hired out.
Lidskialf.—The throne of Alfadir, whence he can view the whole universe.
Lif.—In Norse mythology the name given to a man who is to occupy the purified earth when goodness resumes its sway.
Lilinau.—In American Indian folk-lore Lilinau was wooed by a phantom. She followed his green waving plume through the forest, and was never seen again.
Lilith.—In Hebrew mythology a female specter who lies in wait for children in order to destroy them. The older traditions tell of Lilith as a former wife of Adam and the mother of demons. Amulets were worn as protection from her powers.
Lobaircin.—In Irish mythical tales a fairy shoemaker resembling an old man, who resorts to out-of-way places where he is discovered by the noise of his hammer. He is rich, and, while anyone keeps his eye fixed upon him, cannot escape, but the moment the eye is withdrawn he vanishes.
Lofu.—The Scandinavian god who guards friendship.
Lofua.—The Scandinavian goddess who reconciles lovers.