...he head of a large army in the direction of Mahishasura’s stronghold to do battle with him. At her approach, the asuras initially felt themselves dazzled by
...esolved to personally put an end to her by now, Mahishasura emerged on the battle field in his natural form as a monstrous buffalo.
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...It may refer to the deceased members of a family, a community, a nation, a battle, a war or the entire world. People of many cultures and religions believe t
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...ghts were the spirits of Cherokee and Catawba warriors slain in an ancient battle on the mountainside.
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...n Pradyumna heard the story he was filled with wrath and defied Sambara to battle. After killing Sambara, Pradyumna married Mayavati.
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*The battle between Yam and Baal (the Storm God) resembles the battle in Hurrian and Hittite mythology between the sky God Teshub (or Tarhunt) wi
*In this respect the battle with Baal resembles the battle between Tiamat and Enlil (Sumerian = Lord of the Command) and Babylonian Ma
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...a cave in the mountains where she transforms into a great spider. After a battle, Raiko splits her open. Even after the Tsuchigumo's death, several thousand
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...is pleased, and awaits this fate with impatience. His flag falls during a battle occasioned by Aniruddha.
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...rides for which he became famous. Vritra broke Indra's two jaws during the battle, but was then thrown down by the latter and, in falling, crushed the fortre
...and swallowed Indra, but the other gods forced him to vomit Indra out. The battle continued and Indra was eventually forced to flee. Vishnu and the rishis br
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...ver, the Wila are fierce warriors. The earth is said to shake when they do battle. They have healing and prophetic powers and are sometimes willing to help m
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...ever, when he arrives, he finds that preparations are already underway for battle. In the ensuing fight, Abdiel smites Satan, Ariel, Ramiel, and Arioch, pres
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He was said to be accompanied into battle by an army of rock demon offspring - born of his union with the mountains t
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On the day of Cúchulainn's death, as his enemies gathered for battle, Liath Macha refused to allow Láeg, Cúchulainn's charioteer, to harness h
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On the day of Cúchulainn's death, as his enemies gathered for battle, Liath Macha refused to allow Láeg, Cúchulainn's charioteer, to harness h
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...owards Sarama that they are well-armed and will not yield the cows without battle, and that the cows are furthermore well hidden in a rocky chamber. Sarama t
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...ular part of the Devi Maytram relate how during the course of a ferocious battle against the armies of the usurping demon kings Shumba and Nishumba, the god
...of terror against their arch enemies, the Devas. Leading their armies into battle, they attacked Indra, the king of the Devas and drove him out of his abode
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* Pruflas is also a character in the video game Ogre Battle 64. Pruflas Watts is a knight of the Caliginous Order assigned to release t
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...and ''Lady of Slaughter''. Sekhmet was believed to protect the pharaoh in battle, stalking the land, and destroying his enemies with arrows of [[fire]], her
To pacify Sekhmet, festivals were celebrated at the end of battle, so that there would be no more destruction. On such occasions, people dan
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...ttle, he does so and mortally wounds Grendel. He later engages in a fierce battle with Grendel's mother, who is eventually killed by Beowulf. After her death
...understood a 'fighter,' the ambiguity would be of little consequence, for battle was destined for both Beowulf and Grendel and both were fierce fighters (21
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...given. The Goddess is described as eighteen armed bearing string of beads, battle axe, mace, arrow, thunderbolt, lotus, bow, water-pot, cudgel, lance, sword,
...of the male divinities when the gods became impotent in the long-drawn-out battle with the asuras. All the energies of the Gods became united and became supe
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Beginning where book six left off, Jake and Father Callahan battle the evil infestation within the Dixie Pig, a vampire lounge featuring roast
...free the Breakers from their captors, but Eddie is mortally wounded in the battle and dies a short while later. Roland and Jake pause to mourn and then jump
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