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Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Graces"	Roman	Roman version of the Greek Charities. Roman
"Graces/ Gratiae"	Roman	These are the Roman version of the Greek Charities
Goddess name "Hariti"	Buddhist	A plague goddess åśśociated with smallpox
Goddess name "Hariti"	Buddhist	Goddess for the protection of children, easy delivery, happy child rearing and parenting, harmony between husband and wife, love, and the well-being and safety of the family. Women without children also pray to Kishimojin to help them become pregnant. Originally, Hariti was a cannibalistic demon. She had hundreds of children whom she loved and doted upon, but to feed them, she abducted and killed the children of others. Buddhist
Goddess name "Hariti (green or stealing)"	Hindu / Epic / Puranic	(1) Mother goddess. One of the group of MATARAS (mothers) who are the patrons of children. Considered by some to be identical with the goddess Vriddhi. Her consort is Pancika, alternatively KUBERA. In her destructive aspect she steals and eats children. Particularly known from the north and northwest of India. Attribute: a child may be held at her hip, sometimes being eaten.(2) Plague goddess. Buddhist. Associated with smallpox. Also regarded in some texts as the goddess of fertility....

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