In Mesopotamian mythology, '''Lahamu''' and '''Lahmu''' are twin deities, the first gods to be born from the chaos that was created by the merging o
...t ''Enuma elish'' (c. 12th century bc). Lahmu and Lahamu were rather vague deities who do not seem to have played any significant part in subsequent myths, al
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*'''Chichimec''' - Unwanted offspring of deities of the sky, air, and similar portfolions.
*'''Dream Larva''' - Misbegotten offspring of deities of fancy, longing, and dream.
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..."sons of God"). The pair are often confused with each other and with other deities. He is also the husband of Saules meita ("daughter of the sun").
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In Hinduism, '''Āditya''' (Sanskrit: आदित्य) are solar class deities, offsprings of [[Aditi]].
These class of deities have been attributed to as upholding the movables and immovable Dharma. Adi
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The '''Yato-no-kami''' (夜刀の神, lit. "gods of the night-sword") are snake deities appearing in the ''Hitachi No Kuni Fudoki''.
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...antheon of Armenian deities, together with Aramazd (the sun, the father of deities and the creator of heaven and earth) and Anahit (the moon, the Great Lady a
*''The Pantheon of Armenian Pagan Deities'', Gagik Artsruni, Yerevan, 2003
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...[Genius loci|Genii loci]]''' or, more archaically, '''Lases''') were Roman deities protecting the house and the family.
...[[Roman mythology|Roman]] deities and protective spirits such as [[Mani]s, deities of [[Hades]]. and [[Penate]]s.
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''Dictionary of Ancient Deities'' by Patricia Turner and Charles Russell Coulter
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...ish: moros encantados), who are thought to be the remnant of old pre-Roman deities.
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...do, Ayida, Ayida Cueddo, Aida Quedo''' or the '''Rainbow Snake'''. Similar deities can be found in Africa, Oceania and Central and South America.
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...er the eight points of the compass each sits on an elephant. Each of these deities has an elephant that takes part in the defense and protection of its respec
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...ced as "əryəmən"; nominative singular is aryamā) is one of the early Vedic deities (devas). His name signifies "bosom friend".
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...ed to fertility, they were associated with the Cihuateteo and other female deities such as Tlaltecuhtli, Coatlicue, Citlalinicue and Cihuacoatl and they were
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...nt deity was borrowed from one of these two peoples and blended with other deities to provide the god Q'uq'umatz that the K'iche' worshipped. Q'uq'umatz may h
...together with the god Tepeu, the god of lightning and fire. Both of these deities were considered to be the mythical ancestors of the K'iche' nobility by dir
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...s known as the supreme god. He was considered as one of the most important deities together with Perkūnas. He was also a direct successor of Dyēus, the Pro
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[[Image:Tiamat.jpg|thumb|250px|Tiamat as depicted in the ''Deities & Demigods'' reference book]]
Like most other draconic deities, she is the offspring of the dragon creator deity [[Io (Dungeons & Dragons)
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Civatateos are servants of the Aztec moon deities [[Tezcatlipoca]] and [[Tlazolteotl]].
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...s not the only Aztec god to be depicted in this fashion, as numerous other deities had skulls for heads or else wore clothings or decorations that incorporate
...leventh hour, and the northern compass direction. He was one of only a few deities held to govern over all three types of souls identified by the Aztecs, who
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...are fox spirits, or according to the ''Journey to the West'', pets of the deities.
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...body, according to differing versions of the legend, created several other deities, including Kuraokami.
...he above list, from the Deity Rock-Splitter to the Deity Kura-mitsuha, are Deities that were born from the august sword. (tr. Chamberlain 1919:36)</blockquote
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Mayura is associated with a number of gods and deities of the Hindus including the following:
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...e god of seas or grain in Prussian mythology. He was one of the three main deities worshiped by the Old Prussians.
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...is a symbol for the goddess '''Wadjet''', one of the earliest of Egyptian deities, who often was depicted as a cobra. The center of her cult was in Per-Wadje
...eir separate cults kept them from becoming merged as with so many Egyptian deities. Together they were known as, '''The Two Ladies''', who became the joint pr
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...res that can morph into several distincts shapes including wereanimals and deities.
...erstand as the collection of beliefs, stories and traditions pertaining to deities and monsters for a given cultural or (and) racial group.
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In Chaldean mythology the seven evil deities were known as "shedim," storm-demons, represented in ox-like form. They wer
...The term became pejorative in the context of Judaism because these foreign deities were regarded as evil. The chief of the Shedim according to the T.B. Pesach
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...e compendium#Yig|Yig]]. The denizens of K'n-yan often place idols of these deities in near proximity, as in the following passage from "The Mound": "<nowiki>[
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'''Asura''' are a group of power-seeking deities in Hindu mythology, sometimes referred to as [[demon]]s. They are opposed t
...ipped as deities among the Hindu dharma. They are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes referred to as devas or demi-gods. Some Asuras were corrupted wh
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...(Dungeons & Dragons)|demons]], [[Devil (Dungeons & Dragons)|devils]], evil deities and other evil creatures. Although their evil ancestor may be many generati
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...lands of Unther and Mulhorand, where they are the descendants of the good deities who walked among the mortals there.
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...Phorcydes, all of which were archaic beings either of the sea or chthonic deities.
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When the twin deities, the Aswins, wished to become complete immortals by drinking the elixir of
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Taranis, as a personification of thunder, is often identified with similar deities found in other Indo-European pantheons.
*[http://www.daire.org/names/deities.html Some Major Celtic Gods and Goddesses]
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.... Together with Varuna, he counted among the [[Aditya]]s, a group of solar deities. They are the supreme keepers of order and gods of the law. Mitra has two a
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*Coulter, Charles Russell and Patricia Turner, eds. Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0317-9
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...talks about the gory sacrificial offerings proffered to a triad of Celtic deities: [[Teutates]], Hesus (sic), and [[Taranis]]. Among a pair of later commenta
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...centered on the Great Old Ones, a fearsome assortment of ancient, powerful deities that once ruled the Earth. They are presently quiescent, having fallen into
Despite his notoriety, Cthulhu is not the most powerful of the deities nor is he the theological center of the mythos. Instead, this position is h
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...escribed both as an entity having a literal existence, just as the various deities of the Vedic pantheon are shown existing around the Buddha, and also is des
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...Mictlan, the world of the dead. Cihuateteo are servants of the Aztec moon deities Tezcatlipoca and Tlazolteotl.
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...runa and Vayu, successfully routing them and claiming the domains of these deities for themselves.
...ments from the gods Indra, Brahma, Isha, Vishnu and Kartikeya. From these deities, emerged the Matrikas or the embodiment of their female energies. Armed wi
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