...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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: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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[[Category: Death deities]]
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It is thought that female deities are older than male ones in Mesopotamia, and Tiamat may have begun as part
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In monotheistic religions, the deities of other religions are sometimes interpreted or created as demons. The evo
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...to flight. After experiencing such a humiliating defeat, the three supreme deities realised that they were powerless to stop Mahishasura by themselves and dec
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...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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...that only a weapon made from the bones of a sage could slay him. When the deities revealed their doubts about the likelihood of any ascetic donating his body
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...he simplest rituals involve nothing more than prayers or sacrifices to the deities before fishing or traveling by water.
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==Protective spirits and deities==
...s of tengu on other sacred mountains have adopted similar images for their deities, such as Sanjakubō (三尺坊) or Akiba Gongen (秋葉権現) of Akiba and
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In Norse mythology the '''valkyries''' are dísir, minor female deities, who are described as battle-maidens who ride in the ranks of the gods or s
...e mythological poems of the Poetic ''Edda'' the valkyries are supernatural deities of unknown parentage; they are described as battle-maidens who ride in the
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...w of protective spirits, and at the top the symbols of the main Babylonian deities. Bronze. 13.3 cms high. Dating to around 625-539 B.C.E.).
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