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Here is a list of gods, goddesses, and demons beginning with the letter “O” from various mythologies around the world, including interpretations of what it could mean if you dream of them. Both their potential as helpers and sources of concern are discussed.

Gods, Goddesses, and Demons Starting with O:

1. Odin (Norse Mythology) – Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and death. He is known for his sacrifice of an eye to gain knowledge and for seeking to prepare for the coming Ragnarok.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): Dreaming of Odin may indicate the need for wisdom, strategy, and sacrifice. His appearance suggests that you are entering a period where insight, self-reflection, or learning is necessary for your success. Odin’s presence may guide you to seek knowledge, make strategic decisions, or focus on spiritual growth. He could also represent the need for sacrifice in order to attain higher goals, similar to his own sacrifice for wisdom.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Odin appears in a troubling context, it might indicate that you are sacrificing too much for knowledge or power, potentially at the expense of personal relationships or emotional health. His presence could suggest a warning against obsession with wisdom or control, and a reminder that seeking too much knowledge or power can lead to isolation or imbalance. It could also signify the dangers of relying too heavily on external sources of authority.

2. Osiris (Egyptian Mythology) – Osiris is the god of the afterlife, resurrection, and agriculture in ancient Egypt. He is often depicted as the ruler of the underworld and is associated with rebirth.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): Osiris in a dream could symbolize renewal, resurrection, and healing. His appearance might indicate that you are entering a period of transformation or that a new chapter of your life is about to begin. Osiris could also represent the need to let go of old wounds or patterns to make way for a fresh start. Dreaming of Osiris may suggest that you are ready to overcome past difficulties or to experience a rebirth, whether personally, emotionally, or spiritually.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Osiris appears in a concerning context, it could suggest that you are clinging to past traumas or unfinished business, preventing you from moving forward. His presence may represent a fear of death or stagnation, or an inability to let go of what no longer serves you. Osiris in this context might be urging you to confront your fears of change and embrace new beginnings, rather than resisting them.

3. Oya (Yoruba Religion, African Mythology) – Oya is the goddess of winds, storms, and transformation in Yoruba mythology. She is also the goddess of the Niger River and is known for her power over life, death, and change.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): Dreaming of Oya could indicate that significant change is on the horizon, and you are being called to embrace it. She may represent a powerful force of transformation that can sweep away the old to make room for the new. Oya’s appearance may signal that you are ready for a fresh start, especially in areas of your life that have become stagnant or oppressive. Her presence can also encourage you to take action, as she is associated with wind and movement, symbolizing momentum and change.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Oya appears as a force of destruction, it could indicate that you are resisting change or feeling overwhelmed by the forces in your life. She might symbolize the chaos of transformation, indicating that things may be out of control or overwhelming. In a troubling dream, Oya could warn against reckless actions or decisions that lead to destructive outcomes. It could be a sign that you need to approach change with more patience and awareness.

4. Ogun (Yoruba Religion, African Mythology) – Ogun is the god of iron, war, and labor in the Yoruba pantheon. He is associated with technology, tools, and industry, as well as with hunting and warrior-like attributes.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): Dreaming of Ogun could signify the need for strength, discipline, and determination. His appearance might indicate that you are ready to tackle a difficult task or to work hard to achieve your goals. Ogun represents resilience and the ability to overcome obstacles through effort and perseverance. His presence in a dream could encourage you to apply yourself diligently and use the tools and resources at your disposal to succeed.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Ogun appears in a negative context, it might suggest that you are too focused on power or aggression, possibly to the detriment of your emotional or spiritual well-being. Ogun’s appearance could warn that you may be overexerting yourself or relying too heavily on force to achieve your goals. It may indicate a need to reassess your approach to conflict and power dynamics in your life, and to ensure you are using your strength constructively.

5. Ophiel (Goetia) – Ophiel is a demon in the Goetia, known for his powers of knowledge, learning, and teaching. He is often associated with wisdom, understanding, and communication.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): If Ophiel appears in your dream, it could suggest that you are about to gain new insights, knowledge, or clarity about a situation in your life. His presence may symbolize intellectual growth, education, or the need to learn something important. Ophiel could also encourage you to be more open to learning from others or to share your own wisdom with those around you. His influence in a dream might signal that the answers you seek are available, but require an open mind and a willingness to learn.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Ophiel appears in a troubling context, it may indicate that you are neglecting the importance of learning, or that you are failing to recognize opportunities for growth. His presence could signify that you are resisting new knowledge or are stuck in outdated thinking. Ophiel might warn against the dangers of intellectual arrogance or reliance on old paradigms, encouraging you to adopt a more flexible, open approach to understanding.

6. Ogre (Folklore/Mythology) – In many different cultures, ogres are large, fearsome creatures known for their aggressive nature and tendency to harm humans. They appear in folklore and fairy tales, often as antagonists.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): If an ogre appears in a dream, it might represent a challenge or obstacle that you need to overcome. While ogres are typically seen as threats, their appearance in a dream could symbolize a powerful force or energy that, once conquered, could bring about significant change or growth. The ogre might represent a powerful adversary in your life, but facing it could result in victory and empowerment.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If the ogre appears as a source of terror or is overpowering you in the dream, it could indicate feelings of being threatened, overwhelmed, or helpless. The ogre may symbolize a fearsome problem or obstacle in your waking life that you feel incapable of confronting. His appearance could suggest that you are avoiding a difficult situation or that there is a sense of impending danger you need to address. The dream may encourage you to face your fears head-on and take action to overcome them.

7. Orcus (Roman Mythology) – Orcus is a Roman god of the underworld, associated with death and the punishment of the wicked. He is often depicted as a punisher of those who violate the laws of the gods.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): Dreaming of Orcus may suggest that you are undergoing a period of personal or spiritual transformation, especially one that requires the release of past wrongs or destructive patterns. His presence could symbolize the need for judgment, accountability, or the clearing of karmic debt. Orcus might also be guiding you to embrace the darker aspects of yourself, leading to greater self-awareness and healing.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Orcus appears as a threatening figure, it might indicate that you are struggling with guilt, punishment, or unresolved issues from the past. His presence could signify feelings of being judged, condemned, or weighed down by past actions. Orcus may be a reminder that you need to reconcile with past mistakes or take responsibility for actions that have consequences. It could also suggest a fear of death or an impending reckoning.

8. Ose (Goetia) – Ose is a demon from the Goetia known for his ability to create illusions and to cause confusion or distortion. He is often associated with deception and misdirection.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Help): If Ose appears in your dream, it could signify the need to discern the truth from illusions or confusion. His presence might suggest that you are facing a situation where things are not as they seem, and you need to look deeper or pay more attention to hidden details. Ose might help you see beyond surface appearances and reveal the underlying truth of a situation.

   • Dream Interpretation (As a Concern): If Ose appears in a troubling context, it may indicate that you are being deceived or misled by someone or something in your life. His presence could symbolize confusion, trickery, or manipulation. Ose might be warning you to be cautious and to examine situations or people carefully before trusting them. It could also suggest that you are hiding something from yourself or others and need to confront the truth.

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Occultist.

To dream that you listen to the teachings of an occultist, denotes that you
will strive to elevate others to a higher plane of justice and forbearance.
If you accept his views, you will find honest delight by keeping your mind
and person above material frivolities and pleasures.

Ocean.

To dream of the ocean when it is calm is propitious.
The sailor will have a pleasant and profitable voyage.
The business man will enjoy a season of remuneration,
and the young man will revel in his sweetheart’s charms.

To be far out on the ocean, and hear the waves lash the ship,
forebodes disaster in business life, and quarrels and stormy
periods in the household.

To be on shore and see the waves of the ocean foaming against each other,
foretells your narrow escape from injury and the designs of enemies.

To dream of seeing the ocean so shallow as to allow wading,
or a view of the bottom, signifies prosperity and pleasure
with a commingling of sorrow and hardships.

To sail on the ocean when it is calm, is always propitious.

October.

To imagine you are in October is ominous of gratifying success
in your undertakings.  You will also make new acquaintances
which will ripen into lasting friendships.

Oculist.

To dream of consulting an oculist, denotes that you will be dissatisfied
with your progress in life, and will use artificial means of advancement.

Odd-Fellow.

To dream of this order, signifies that you will have sincere friends,
and misfortune will touch you but lightly.

To join this order, foretells that you will win distinction
and conjugal bliss.

Odor.

To dream of inhaling sweet odors, is a sign of a beautiful woman
ministering to your daily life, and successful financiering.

To smell disgusting odors, foretells unpleasant disagreements
and unreliable servants.

Offense.

To dream of being offended, denotes that errors will be detected
in your conduct, which will cause you inward rage while attempting
to justify yourself.

To give offense, predicts for you many struggles before reaching your aims.

For a young woman to give, or take offense, signifies that she will regret
hasty conclusions, and disobedience to parents or guardian.

Offering.

To bring or make an offering, foretells that you will be cringing
and hypocritical unless you cultivate higher views of duty.

Office.

For a person to dream that he holds office, denotes that his
aspirations will sometimes make him undertake dangerous paths,
but his boldness will be rewarded with success.  If he fails
by any means to secure a desired office he will suffer keen
disappointment in his affairs.

To dream that you are turned out of office, signifies loss of valuables.

Offspring.

To dream of your own offspring, denotes cheerfulness and the merry voices
of neighbors and children.

To see the offspring of domestic animals, denotes increase in prosperity.

Oil.

• To dream of anointing with oil, foretells events in which you will be the particular moving power.
• Quantities of oil, prognosticates excesses in pleasurable enterprises.
• For a man to dream that he deals in oil, denotes unsuccessful love making, as he will expect unusual concessions.
• For a woman to dream that she is anointed with oil, shows that she will be open to indiscreet advances.

Oilcloth.

• To dream of oilcloth is a warning that you will meet coldness and treachery.
• To deal in it, denotes uncertain speculations.

Ointment.

• To dream of ointment, denotes that you will form friendships which will prove beneficial and pleasing to you.
• For a young woman to dream that she makes ointment, denotes that she will be able to command her own affairs whether they be of a private or public character.

Olives.

Gathering olives with a merry band of friends, foretells favorable
results in business, and delightful surprises.

If you take them from bottles, it foretells conviviality

To break a bottle of olives, indicates disappointments on the eve of pleasure.

To eat them, signifies contentment and faithful friends.

Omelet.

To see omelet being served in your dream, warns you of flattery and deceit,
which is about to be used against you.

To eat it, shows that you will be imposed upon by some one seemingly worthy
of your confidence.

Onions.

• Seeing quantities of onions in your dreams, represents the amount of spite and envy that you will meet, by being successful.
• If you eat them, you will overcome all opposition.
• If you see them growing, there will be just enough of rivalry in your affairs, to make things interesting.
• Cooked onions, denote placidity and small gains in business.
• To dream that you are cutting onions and feel the escaping juice in your eyes, denotes that you will be defeated by your rivals.

Opera.

To dream of attending an opera, denotes that you will be entertained by
congenial friends, and find that your immediate affairs will be favorable.

Opium.

To dream of opium, signifies strangers will obstruct your chances
of improving your fortune, by sly and seductive means.

Opulence.

• For a woman to dream that she lives in fairy like opulence, denotes that she will be deceived, and will live for a time in luxurious ease and splendor, to find later that she is mated with shame and poverty.
• When women dream that they are enjoying solid and real wealth and comforts, they will always wake to find some real pleasure, but when abnormal or fairy-like dreams of luxury and joy seem to encompass them, their waking moments will be filled with disappointments; as the dreams are warnings, superinduced by their practicality being supplanted by their excitable imagination and lazy desires, which should be overcome with energy, and the replacing of practicality on her base.
• See Wealth.

Oranges.

Seeing a number of orange trees in a healthy condition, bearing ripe fruit,
is a sign of health and prosperous surroundings.

To eat oranges is signally bad.  Sickness of friends or relatives
will be a source of worry to you.  Dissatisfaction will pervade
the atmosphere in business circles.  If they are fine and
well-flavored, there will be a slight abatement of ill luck.
A young woman is likely to lose her lover, if she dreams of
eating oranges.  If she dreams of seeing a fine one pitched up high,
she will be discreet in choosing a husband from many lovers.

To slip on an orange peel, foretells the death of a relative.

To buy oranges at your wife’s solicitation, and she eats them, denotes that
unpleasant complications will resolve themselves into profit.

Orang-utang.

To dream of an orang-utang, denotes that some person is
falsely using your influence to further selfish schemes.
For a young woman, it portends an unfaithful lover.

Orchard.

Dreaming of passing through leaving and blossoming orchards
with your sweetheart, omens a delightful consummation of a
long courtship.  If the orchard is filled with ripening fruit,
it denotes recompense for faithful service to those under masters,
and full fruition of designs for the leaders of enterprises.
Happy homes, with loyal husbands and obedient children, for wives.

If you are in an orchard and see hogs eating the fallen fruit,
it is a sign that you will lose property in trying to claim
what are not really your own belongings.

To gather the ripe fruit, is a happy omen of plenty to all classes.

Orchards infested with blight, denotes a miserable existence,
amid joy and wealth.

To be caught in brambles, while passing through an orchard,
warns you of a jealous rival, or, if married, a private but large
row with your partner.

If you dream of seeing a barren orchard, opportunities to rise
to higher stations in life will be ignored.

If you see one robbed of its verdure by seeming winter, it denotes that you
have been careless of the future in the enjoyment of the present.

To see a storm-swept orchard, brings an unwelcome guest, or duties.

Orchestra.

Belonging to an orchestra and playing, foretells pleasant entertainments,
and your sweetheart will be faithful and cultivated.

To hear the music of an orchestra, denotes that the knowledge
of humanity will at all times prove you to be a much-liked person,
and favors will fall unstintedly upon you.

Organ.

To hear the pealing forth of an organ in grand anthems,
signifies lasting friendships and well-grounded fortune.

To see an organ in a church, denotes despairing separation of families,
and death, perhaps, for some of them.

If you dream of rendering harmonious music on an organ,
you will be fortunate in the way to worldly comfort, and much
social distinction will be given you.

To hear doleful singing and organ accompaniment, denotes you are nearing
a wearisome task, and probable loss of friends or position.

Organist.

To see an organist in your dreams, denotes a friend will cause you much
inconvenience from hasty action.  For a young woman to dream that she
is an organist, foretells she will be so exacting in her love that she
will be threatened with desertion.

Ornament.

If you wear ornaments in dreams, you will have a flattering honor
conferred upon you.

If you receive them, you will be fortunate in undertakings.

Giving them away, denotes recklessness and lavish extravagance.

Losing an ornament, brings the loss either of a lover, or a good situation.

Orphan.

Condoling with orphans in a dream, means that the unhappy cares
of others will touch your sympathies and cause you to sacrifice
much personal enjoyment.

If the orphans be related to you, new duties will come into your life,
causing estrangement from friends ant from some person held above
mere friendly liking.

Ostrich.

To dream of an ostrich, denotes that you will secretly amass wealth,
but at the same time maintain degrading intrigues with women.

To catch one, your resources will enable you to enjoy travel
and extensive knowledge.

Otter.

To see otters diving and sporting in limpid streams is certain
to bring the dreamer waking happiness and good fortune.
You will find ideal enjoyment in an early marriage, if you
are single; wives may expect unusual tenderness from their
spouses after this dream.

Ottoman.

Dreams in which you find yourself luxuriously reposing upon an ottoman,
discussing the intricacies of love with your sweetheart, foretells that
envious rivals will seek to defame you in the eyes of your affianced,
and a hasty marriage will be advised.

See Couch.

Ouija.

To dream of working on an ouija board, foretells the miscarriage of plans
and unlucky partnerships.

To fail to work, one is ominous of complications, caused by substituting
pleasure for business.

If it writes fluently, you may expect fortunate results from
some well-planned enterprise.

Oven.

For a woman to dream that her baking oven is red hot, denotes that she will
be loved by her own family and friends, for her sweet and unselfish nature.
If she is baking, temporary disappointments await her.  If the oven is broken,
she will undergo many vexations from children and servants.

Overcoat.

To dream of an overcoat, denotes you will suffer from contrariness,
exhibited by others.  To borrow one, foretells you will be unfortunate
through mistakes made by strangers.  If you see or are wearing a handsome
new overcoat, you will be exceedingly fortunate in realizing your wishes.

Overalls.

• For a woman to dream that she sees a man wearing overalls, she will be deceived as to the real character of her lover.
• If a wife, she will be deceived in her husband’s frequent absence, and the real cause will create suspicions of his fidelity.

Owl

The most obvious fate sound is the call of an owl. When a death hotspot is building up in a place, its energy draws in owls, and they will call back and forth loudly. This does not mean that every owl call foretells death or change, but if a parliament of owls suddenly descends on some particular place, and they are all hooting, then you can be pretty sure that a death wave or other major change is about to release.

• To hear the solemn, unearthly sound of the muffled voice of the owl, warns dreamers that death creeps closely in the wake of health and joy. Precaution should be taken that life is not ruthlessly exposed to his unyielding grasp.  Bad tidings of the absent will surely follow this dream.
• To see a dead owl, denotes a narrow escape from desperate illness or death.
• To see an owl, foretells that you will be secretly maligned and be in danger from enemies.

Ox.

To see a well-fed ox, signifies that you will become a leading person
in your community, and receive much adulation from women.

To see fat oxen in green pastures, signifies fortune,
and your rise to positions beyond your expectations.
If they are lean, your fortune will dwindle, and your friends
will fall away from you.

If you see oxen well-matched and yoked, it betokens a happy and
wealthy marriage, or that you are already joined to your true mate.

To see a dead ox, is a sign of bereavement.

If they are drinking from a clear pond, or stream, you will possess
some long-desired estate, perhaps it will be in the form of a lovely
and devoted woman.  If a woman she will win the embraces of her lover.

See Cattle.

Oysters.

If you dream that you eat oysters, it denotes that you will lose
all sense of propriety and morality in your pursuit of low pleasures,
and the indulgence of an insatiate thirst for gaining.

To deal in oysters, denotes that you will not be over-modest in your mode
of winning a sweetheart, or a fortune.

To see them, denotes easy circumstances, and many children are promised you.