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
Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions English "Jehovah"). A modern Protestant usage is "Yēhéhuá" (耶和華, phonetic). Some versions translate this term as Shàngzhǔ (上主, literally "Lord Above"), similar to the translation decision that uses a capitalized "LORD" by both Catholics and traditional Protestants. Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans particularly use Shàngzhǔ in prayers of the Eucharist. The term "Zhǔ" (主,literally "Lord") is used by both Catholics and traditional Protestants in less formal prayers, and usually by contemporary Protestants. Other less formal terms are used, for example, "Tīanfù" (天父, literally "Heavenly Father"). Chinese names for the God of Abrahamic religions In the Chinese common religion and philosophical schools