Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Surya" | Hindu | God of light and war and the guardian of the southwest quadrant. Hindu |
God name "Surya" | Hindu / Vedic | A god of light & war |
Goddess name "Surya" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Sun goddess. The daughter of the Sun god SURYA. According to legend she was courted by all the gods, but won finally by the twin ASVIN gods with whom she rides in a chariot. Other legends account her consorts to include SOMA and PUSAN. She is the essence of the cosmos. Also Savitr.... |
Goddess name "Svadha" | Hindu | Minor goddess who helps with the destruction of demons. Hindu |
Goddess name "Svadha (invoked witb offerings)" | Hindu | Minor goddess. The daughter of DAKSA and PRASUTI. Sometimes identified as a consort of RUDRA or AGNI.... |
Goddess name "Svasthavesini (entering a natural state)" | Hindu | Goddess. One of terrifying appearance. Color: scarlet. Attribute: drum. Three-eyed and three-headed.... |
Goddess name "Svasti" | Hindu | Goddess of the home. Hindu |
Goddess name "Svasti devi" | Hindu | A goddess of the home |
Goddess name "Svati" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A benevolent NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA). Also Nistya.... |
God name "Taksaka" | Hindu | Snake god Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
God name "Taksaka" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Snake god. One of a group of seven MAHANAGAS. Attributes: rosary, swastika and waterjar.... |
Goddess name "Tara" | Hindu | Goddess of the stars. Hindu |
Goddess name "Tara (power of hunger)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | (1) Goddess. May originally have had astral connotations, since the word can be interpreted as star. One of a group of MAHAVIDYAS personifying the SAKTI of SI IVA. She may also be the consort of CANDRA (SOMA). Aspects include Krodharatri. Attributes: knife, skin, skull, snakes and sword. Three-eyed.(2) Goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana and Vajrayana). An epithet of the mother of the BUDDHA, Maya. Also one of a series of female deities, the DHYANIBUDDHASAKTI considered to be aspects of the Sakti of AVALOKITESVARA or of AMOGASHIDDHI. She may also be the Sakti of ADIBIDDHA and of the various DHYANIBUDDHAS, in which case she is characterized by their colors. These Taras thus become White Tara and so on.See also BHRKUTI, EKAJATA, KURUKULLA, SITATARA and SYAMATARA. In Tibetan Buddhism she is known as sGrol-ma.... |
God name "Tarakajit" | Hindu | Conqueror of Taraka and the Hindu god of war. |
King name "Telephus" | Greek | A son of Heracles and Auge, the daughter of king Aleus of Tegea. He was reared by a hind and educated by king Corythus in Arcadia. Greek |
God name "Thakur Deo" | Hindu | Local god. Known from various villages in northern India. His consort is DHARTI MATA. May appear with a white horse. Also Thakkur.... |
God name "Tirumal (the excellent black one)" | Early Dravidian / Tamil | Creator god. Thought to reside in trees and equating with VISNU. In later Hinduism used as an epithet of Vis nu.... |
Deities name "Trailokyavijaya (lord of three worlds)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. Seen standing on the Hindu deities Mahesvara (SIVA) and GAURI. Color: blue. Attributes: arrow, bell, bow, club, hook, noose, prayer wheel, staff and sword. Also an alternative name for ACALA.... |