...or a boon that would enable him to see, and that he would not be killed by gods, demons, or humans, or even by the great Vishnu himself. Brahma was in a fi
...ing that Andhaka did was to invade heaven. He defeated Indra and the other gods and made them pay taxes to the demons. Next he defeated the snakes (nagas),
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...race with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the gods, although they frequently mingled with or were even married to these, both
...light, and in comfort their homes do not differ greatly from those of the gods.
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...e Greek myths, long before the coming of Zeus and the rest of the Olympian gods, Ophion and Eurynome ruled Olympus as king and queen. He was displaced as r
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...(Dungeons & Dragons)|dragons]] and a member of the default pantheon of D&D gods.
...gons)|Bahamut]], [[Chronepsis]], [[Faluzure]], and Tiamat. Other draconic gods may be present in different campaign settings.
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...that the Sirena bring their victims under the sea and offer them to their gods. Others claimed that the Sirena takes the life out by drowning men while at
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...nsort Apsu, the 'sweet' water, Tiamat mothered the first generation of the gods.
...serpents, storm demons, fish-men, scorpion-men and many others that became gods and goddesses.
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* Allardice, Pamela. Myths, Gods and Fantasy: A Sourcebook. Dorset, Prism Press, 1991.
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* Guthrie, William Keith Chambers, The Greeks and their Gods, 1955.
* Kerenyi, Karl, (1951) 1980. The Gods of the Greeks especially pp 135-6. [3] [4]
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The '''Manucaudiata''' or '''Manuqdewata''' (bird of the gods) is a legendary bird that is believed to be from paradise.
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*Jonas Trikūnas, ed (1999). Of Gods & Holidays: The Baltic Heritage. Tvermė. pp. 75–77.
*Jonas Trikūnas, ed (1999). Of Gods & Holidays: The Baltic Heritage. Tvermė. pp. 120–124.
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Stheno's head was displayed when she died for all the gods to mock.
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...ped by Arameans was also called "The Lord" (Ba`al) and ruled over the high gods assembled on the holy mount of Heaven. Other spellings: Bael, Baël (French
...as one specific demon was created when Christianity regarded ancient pagan gods as demons and demonology divided the demonic population of Hell in several
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...earful and would attack human beings, however most would not be enemies to gods or humans, instead living calmly in their domains.
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...e of the native Chamorros, went also the practice of the worship of native gods and ancestor cults. Scholars believe that the concept of the tricky Taotao
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...u, the Sun.[1] Humbaba was also the guardian of the Cedar Forest where the gods lived.
...s death approaches, and Gilgamesh is oppressed with his own mortality, the gods remind him of his great feats: "...having fetched cedar, the unique tree, f
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...n literally means "heaven; the heavens; sky" or figuratively "Heaven; God; gods", tianlong can denote "heavenly dragon; celestial dragon" or "holy dragon;
...uddhist terminology, ''tianlong'' means either "heavenly [[Naga]]s (dragon gods)" or "Devas and Nāgas".
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'''Mo-o''' are a type of dragons that were worshipped as ghost-gods by the ancient Hawaiians.
The New Zealanders used the same names for some of their large reptile gods. They, however, spelled the word with a "k," calling it mo-ko, and it was a
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...ory is that in the region of Naucratis in Egypt there dwelt one of the old gods of the country, the god to whom the bird called Ibis is sacred, his own nam
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...heir children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim." - 2 Kings 17:31. This often leads to the concept that child
Like other pagan gods, Adramelech is considered a demon in Judeo-Christian tradition. Adramelech
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...im ('lhm) was found to be a word denoting the entire Canaanite [[Pantheon (gods)|pantheon]] (the family of El '''אל''', the [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] cr
...ctionis]] ''heh'' inserted to distinguish the [[Israelite]] God from other gods. He argues that ''elohim'' thus patterns with Abram/[[Abraham]] and Sarai/
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...that continuously strive to undermine the divine order established by the gods as related by numerous accounts from Hindu mythology. Hence, his name refle
...ower of this asura, the devas sought the aid of the trinity of the supreme gods, namely Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.
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...ho then set upon his father, castrated him, and set himself as king of the gods, with Rhea as his wife and queen.
Rhea gave birth to a new generation of gods to Cronos, but, in fear that they too would eventually overthrow him, he sw
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Mayura is associated with a number of gods and deities of the Hindus including the following:
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...word for Way or Path, and LAMA is He who Goeth, the specific title of the Gods of Egypt, the Treader of the Path, in Buddhistic phraseology. Its numerical
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..., thunder, heavenly fire or lightning and celestial elements in a triad of gods. He was also considered as the right hand and executor of Dievas‘s will.
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...of Naiad. They lived in freshwater lakes. Their parents were river or lake gods.
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...erred to as devas or demi-gods. Some Asuras were corrupted while some were gods in heaven. Both are children of Kashyapa. Asuras should not be confused wit
...sub-tribes would compete in making the most perfect ritual offering to the gods, seeking to outdo their peers in beauty of hymns sung, richness of offering
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...tutor. This puts him in a company of phallic or half-animal tutors of the gods, a group that includes Priapus, Cedalion and Chiron, but also includes Pall
*Karl Kerenyi, 1951. ''The Gods of the Greeks''.
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From Lady Gregory's Gods and Fighting Men:
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...sacrifice with the intention of obtaining a son who could slay the King of Gods. Due to a mispronounciation, he instead obtained a son who would be slain b
...ras or Visvarupa. Vritra won the battle and swallowed Indra, but the other gods forced him to vomit Indra out. The battle continued and Indra was eventuall
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...attle against the asuras Shumbha and Nishumbha who had disenfranchised the gods from heaven. Raktabīja was wounded, but drops of blood falling on the grou
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...ions. There are many Aztec legends as to what she does to people (or other gods) who take her things.
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According to Euhemerist belief, all gods were living men. Vahagn came from the ranks of Armenian kings and he was th
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...world to relentlessly terrorize men and haul them back to the dark abode. Gods and humans alike, on earth or in hell, needed food and drink. But not the G
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...Gaia, a sister and wife of the Titan Oceanus, and the mother of the river gods and the Oceanids.
...ncircling the world, and was by him the mother of numerous sons (the river gods) and numerous daughters (the Oceanids).
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:"They sacrificed to demons [Hebrew: Shedim], no-gods,
:Gods they had never known,
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...intimately connected, powerful, hard to defeat and are even feared by the Gods. In their battle with Kalki, the 10th and final avatar of Lord Vishnu, the
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...eight which glows with eternal fires--its Greek name is the Chariot of the Gods; and four days' voyage from it is the cape called the Horn of the West, on
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...ated by the mother goddess Tiamat in order to wage war against the younger gods for the betrayal of her mate Apsu. Deadly warriors, they could fight either
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...tent in the long-drawn-out battle with the asuras. All the energies of the Gods became united and became supernova, throwing out flames in all directions.
...garments and utensils, garlands and rosaries of beads, all offered by the gods. With her golden body blazing with the splendour of a thousand suns, seated
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...a for slaying the horse-demon with such ease, by whose neighing alone, the gods were abandoning heaven. He further prophesies the great deeds that Krishna
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...llow rock far from the deathless gods and mortal men. There, then, did the gods appoint her a glorious house to dwell in: and she keeps guard in Arima bene
...olfe's ''Book of the Long Sun'', Echidna appears as the Great Queen of the gods and the wife of the chief god Pas.
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...He is described as the "contriver of all fraud". He mixed freely with the gods for a long time, even becoming [[Odin]]'s blood brother. Despite much resea
...igated badness as a kind of celestial con man. He would often bail out the gods after playing tricks on them, as illustrated by the myth in which he shears
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...hat relates with this god which has also been associated with the Assyrian gods Enlil and Ninurta.
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...nd raging; he is seen as ruling tempests and the disasters they wreak. The gods cast out Yam from the heavenly mountain ''Sappan'' (modern Jebel ''Aqra'')
Of all the gods, despite being the champion of El, Yam holds special hostility against Baal
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*[http://www.scns.com/earthen/other/seanachaidh/godaztec.html ''The Gods and Goddesses of the Aztecs'']
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...ten depicted as old, ugly and unmerciful, they are most honoured among the gods because they distribute justly and have a share in every home.
...re of evil and good, and equally punish the transgressions of both men and Gods.
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During the battle between the Gigantes and the Olympian gods, Enceladus was disabled by a spear thrown by the goddess Athena. He was bur
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