[[Category: Latvian deities]]
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[[Category: Latvian deities]]
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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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[[Category: Death deities]]
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[[Category: Lithuanian deities]]
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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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[[Category:Death deities]]
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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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...ight''' - Misty rainbows of light that serve high-level worshipers of good deities and provide good beings aid on quests.
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...is probable that the idea of Triton owes its origin to the Phoenician fish-deities.
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...ciety. Some ethnologists and folklorists suggest it relates to a belief in deities (or spirits) coming from abroad to take away misfortune and bring blessings
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...e Pagan [[Underworld|Otherworld]], who had also been rejected by the Pagan deities and the earth itself.
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...ertility. As a "[[Horned God]]", Cernunnos was one of a number of similar deities found in many ancient cultures.
...capital of the Celtic Parisii tribe. It depicts Cernunnos and other Celtic deities alongside [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman divinities]] such as [[Jupiter]
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[[Category: Latvian deities]]
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Saulė, one of the most powerful deities, is the goddess of life and fertility, warmth and health. She is also haile
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[[Category:Death deities]]
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...Ba‘al Zebûb was frequently confused with those various Semitic spirits and deities. Early demonologists, unaware of Hadad or that "Ba`al" in the Bible referre
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...cults to be lessen to the status of demons by Christian writers. In fact, deities of heretic religions were the main source for Christian demons.
*Turner, Patricia and Coulter, Charles R., Dictionary of Ancient Deities, Oxford University Press;
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==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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