| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Deities name "Kurma(vatara)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. The second avatara of Vis'nu, Kurma appears in the form of a tortoise which acts as a pivot for the mountainous churning rod the gods employ to make ambrosia from the primal sea of milk after the flood. Kurma is depicted with a human torso surmounting a tortoise shell. Vis'nu is said to have appeared in this form in order to recover some of the possessions lost during the deluge. Attributes: club, conch, lotus and prayer wheel. Also the name for a vehicle of various deities.... |
| Goddess name "Lasya (dancing girl)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Mother goddess. One of the group of ASTAMATARAS (mothers). She is generally depicted dancing the lasya dance. Color: white. Attribute: a mirror. Also the generic name of a group of four goddesses, including GITA, MALA, NRTYA and headed by LASYA.... |
| God name "Laukika-Devatas" | Hindu | Generic name for gods known from local folklore Hindu |
| Deities name "Laukika-Devatas" | Hindu | Generic name for a group of deities. Gods known from local folklore as distinct from those of the Vedic texts.... |
| Goddess name "Lopemat" | Latavia | This is the goddess that created cattle |
| God name "Lulal" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | God of uncertain status. Mentioned as living in BadtIbira in the Sumerian text Descent of Inana. Also linked with a god Latarak.... |
| Goddess name "Mahacinatara (Tara of Tibet)" | Buddhist / Mahayana / / Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess. An emanation of AKSOBHYA and, in Lamaism, a fearsome form of the Vajrayana goddess, EKAJATA, who may be depicted with up to twelve heads and twenty-four hands. She stands upon a corpse. Attributes: arrow, ax, blue lotus, bow, cup, image of Aksobhya on crown, knife, skull, snake, staff, sword, tiger skin and trident. Three-eyed.... |
| Goddess name "Mahal Mata" | Hindu | Mother goddess Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Mahamataras" | Hindu | Group of goddesses Hindu |
| Goddess name "Mahamataras" | Hindu | Group of goddesses. Personifications of the SAKTI of the god S IVA.... |
| God name "Mahasthamparata" | India | God of knowledge India |
| Goddess name "Mahesvari" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism became one of a group of seven MATARAS regarded as of evil intent. Also one of eight ASTAMATARAS. In another grouping one of a group of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS. Attributes: antelope, arrow, ax, bow, club, drum, prayer wheel, staff and trident.... |
| God name "Maianwatahe" | Sioux | God of plenty and prosperous hunting. Sioux |
| God name "Mainatavasara" | Melanesia | One of Fiji's fourteen vanua; the ancient gods. Melanesia |
| Goddess name "Mala (garland)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Mother goddess. One of a group of ASTAMATARA deities. Color: red or yellow. Attributes: garland of Forest flowers, or of jewels.... |
| Goddess name "Malhal Mata" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. One of seven SAKTIS who in later Hinduism became regarded as SAPTAMATARAS (mothers) of evil intent. Particularly known in Bengal as a bringer of disease.... |
| Goddess name "Mamlambo" | Zulu / Natal, South Africa | River goddess. Considered to control all the rivers running through Natal. Also a patron of beer-makers, who are usually women.... |
| Goddess name "Manawat" | Western Semitic / Nabataean | Goddess of destiny. Mentioned in a large number of inscriptions.... |
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