Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Somtus" | Egypt | God of Dendara. Egypt |
Goddess name "Spandaramet" | Pre - Christian Armenian | Chthonic goddess. Concerned with the fertility of the earth and with death. Under Christian influence, her name equates with hell.... |
Goddess name "Sri(devi) (prosperity)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) Goddess. An early name which was syncretized with that of LAKSMI to form Sri-Laksmi.(2) Goddess. Buddhist-Lamaist [Tibet]. One of a group of DHARMAPALA with terrible appearance and royal attire who protect the Dalai Lama. A manifestation of the goddess DEVI sometimes seen in company with VIS NU, when conventionally she stands on his right. Her breasts are covered by a narrow band of cloth. She may be invoked to provide wealth (see also Laksmi). Her retinue includes the goddesses of the seasons and her animal is a mule. Color: blue. Attributes: chiefly cup and staff but on occasion several other objects including a pink lotus. Three-eyed and may be three-headed. Also LHA MO.(3) Goddess. Jain.... |
Goddess name "Sri[devi]" | Buddhist | Goddess of terrible appearance and Royal attire Buddhist / Tibet |
Goddess name "Sri[devi]" | Buddhist / Tibet | A goddess of terrible appearance & Royal attire |
Deity name "Srikantha (beautiful throat)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor deity. One of a group of emancipated VIDYESVARAS (lords of knowledge) considered to be aspects of S IVA, in this instance referring to his darkish blue neck. Also one of the EKADASARUDRAS or eleven forms of RUDRA. Attributes: hatchet and trident.... |
Goddess name "Srivasumukhi (excellent-faced)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of VASUDHARA.... |
Goddess name "Srivasundhara (earth)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of VASUDHARA.... |
Goddess name "Srividyadevi (of excellent knowledge)" | Hindu | Minor goddess. A deity of terrifying appearance. Attributes: necklace of bones, teeth.... |
"St. Martha" | Roman | killed the terrible dragon called Tarasque at Aix (la Chapelle). |
God name "Stanitakumara" | Jain | Youthful appearing god Jain |
Deities name "Stanitakumara" | Jain / India | God. One of the deities grouped under the general title of BHVANAVASI (dwelling in places). Of youthful appearance.... |
"Subhadra" | Hindu | An important character in the Mahabharata. She is the half-sister of Krishna, wife of Arjuna, and mother of Abhimanyu. Hindu |
Supreme god name "Sudrem" | Kafir / Afghanistan | weather god. Little is known of this deity. He was created from the breath of the supreme god IMRA. Alternatively he sprang from a juniper branch. His wife is the goddess NangiWutr and he is the father of the major fertility goddess DISANI. He is depicted as a great golden buck with horns reaching to the sky. As a deity specifically concerned with Rain, he lives in a sacred lake, Sudrem Sur, at which all wild animals must drink once to survive. Also Sujum; Sudaram; Sataram.... |
King name "Sugriva" | Hindu | The younger brother of Vali, the ruler of the vanara or monkey kingdom. Hindu |
"Suka" | Hindu | The bright one; applied to several Hindu mythological characters. |
Goddess name "Sukarasya" | Buddhist | Minor goddess with the face of a sow. Buddhist |
Goddess name "Sukarasya (face of a sow)" | Buddhist | Minor goddess. Sukla-HTara... |