==Apep being subdued by Deities==
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...utelary gods of forests and villages, and were later viewed as the steward deities of the earth and the wealth buried beneath.
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...s - most of them assumed a minor role in the later religion. Certain other deities rose into prominence. These higher devas control much more intricate tasks
...rd Krishna states: "O Arjuna, even those devotees who worship other lesser deities (e.g., Devas, for example) with faith, they also worship Me, but in an impr
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...erary versions of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("people of the Goddess Danu" - the deities and deified ancestors of Irish mythology). Some sources describe them as th
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The idea that all such horned images were of deities and that they represented manifestations of a single Horned God, and that [
...ental forces in Nature, and is therefore complementary to female fertility deities known collectively as the Great Mother.
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...around the mountains they inhabited. In some places, oni were treated as deities of the mountain, to be honored and appreciated.
...rors typically had little to fear from oni, as holy magic and the power of deities either drove them away, defended against their attacks, or weakened them co
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...as originally identified with Hathor, over time both evolved into separate deities because the character of both goddess were so vastly different. Later, Sekh
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Hurakan is one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. According to l
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...m they learned Buddhism. The Nats are an extraordinary mixed collection of deities, including spirits of trees, rivers, ancestors, snakes, and the ghosts of p
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...ith El and might be expected to be somewhat hostile to Ba'al/Hadad and the deities of his circle. But for Jeremiah and the Deuteronomist it also appears to be
...demon Ba‘al Zebûb was frequently confused with various Semitic spirits and deities entitled Baal, whereas in some Christian writings, it might refer to a high
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:There are nine main Narasimha deities, collectively known as ''Navanarasimha'':
...no rival. Give me sole lordship over all the living entities and presiding deities, and give me all the glories obtained by that position. Furthermore, give m
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...was the youngest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea and the brother of the deities Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and [[Hera]].
Besides deities, he also fathered many mortals. In some of his human liaisons Zeus used dev
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...A series of their dedications to Epona and other Celtic, Roman and German deities was found in Rome, at the Lateran (Spiedel, 1994). As '''Epane''' she is at
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As protective deities or genii, larger than life-size statue-blocks of lamassi were placed on ei
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They could also be minor deities, much like the (light) elves, which suggests how they could have acquired t
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...y rooted not only in poetry but in belief and ritual; the worship of these deities is limited only by the fact that they are inseparably identified with a spe
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...res around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetative deities springing up in different cultures throughout the ages. Primarily it is int
Parallels have been drawn between the Green Man and various deities and [[mythology|myth]]ical figures such as [[Cernunnos]], [[Sylvanus]], [[D
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Loa have been associated with Catholic saints and African deities and their appearance often carry their distinctive features.
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...versal power of Zeus over the ancient natural world: "the worship of these deities," Burkert confirms, "is limited only by the fact that they are inseparably
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...s is referred to in ''Devi Mahatmya''. She is one of the most popular folk deities in Bengal, and a number of poems and literary compositions in Bengali calle
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