Orcus The so-called Tomb of Orcus, an Etruscan site at Tarquinia, is a misnomer, resulting from its first discoverers mistaking as Orcus a hairy, bearded giant that was actually a figure of a Cyclops. The Romans sometimes conflated Orcus with other gods such as Pluto, Hades, and Dis Pater, god of the land of the dead. The name "Orcus" seems to have been given to his evil and punishing side, as the god who tormented evildoers in the afterlife. Like the name Hades (or the Norse Hel, for that matter), "Orcus" could also mean the land of the dead. Orcus was
Seven Names of God Prayer later had his adult disciples memorize the prayer. Baba composed another version during his final seclusion in 1967 that he had a disciple named Kaikobad repeat aloud in his presence. The names of God in these prayers by Meher Baba are explained as follows. The tradition of seven names of God is not new to Meher Baba. In medieval Judaism, God was sometimes called "The Seven." Among the ancient Hebrews, the seven names for the Deity over which the scribes had to exercise particular care were: See Names of God in Judaism. Some Christians recognize seven names of God, often