Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Saning Sari" | Java | Rice mother goddess Java |
Goddess name "Sanju" | Kafir / Afghanistan | A harvest goddess |
Goddess name "Sanju" | Kafir / Afghanistan | Harvest goddess. A littlereported deity, the consort of the war god GISH and daughter of SANU. She controls the harvesting, threshing and winnowing of grain and the safe storage of wheat and butter. She carries a golden winnow and is either depicted in human form or as a goat. Her cult is known chiefly from the village of Pronz in the southern Hindukush where she enjoyed an important sanctuary with stone seats around the icon, part of which reportedly still exists. Wooden statues depict her in human form, nude to the waist. Alternatively, she is perceived as a bird that acts as a messenger. The blood of sacrificial animals was poured over the figure. Also Sulmech; SANU.... |
Goddess name "Sanju Kafir" | Afghanistan | Harvest goddess Afghanistan |
Goddess name "Sankari" | Hindu | Mother goddess Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
Goddess name "Sankari" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. One of the SAPTAMATARAS.... |
God name "Sankha" | Hindu | Snake god Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
God name "Sankha(pala)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Snake god. One of a group of seven MAHANAGAS or nagadevas. Attributes: cup and rosary. Three-eyed.... |
God name "Sankha[pala]" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | A snake god |
God name "Sanmukha" | Hindu | God, a form of Skanda Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
God name "Sanmukha (six-beaded)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | God. A form of SKANDA and the son of PASUPATI and Svaha. God of the month asadba. His SAKTIS include VIJAYA and Jaya. He holds a large variety of attributes. Also Arumukan.... |
Goddess name "Santa" | Hindu | Mother goddess Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
Goddess name "Santa (appeased)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who is one of a group of both SAPTAMATARA and ASTAMATARA mothers. Also CAMUNDA.... |
God name "Sanu" | Kafir / Afghanistan | A god |
Goddess name "Sanu" | Kafir / Afghanistan | God of obscure affinities. The father of the goddess SANJU and an adversary of the war god GISH. Described as a Muslim, so perhaps of foreign import. Also Sanru.... |
God name "Sanu Kafir" | Afghanistan | God Afghanistan |
God name "Sapas" | Western Semitic / Canaanite | Sun god. Modeled on the Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) god SAMAS.... |
Goddess name "Saptamatara" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Generic title of a group of mother goddesses. Seven deities of evil influence, who generally inflict disease or other harm on children. Common color: red. Attributes: cup and lotus.... |