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List of Gods : "Yam" - 106 records

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"Nyame"
Ghana A supreme being called Nyame, whose sons were lesser gods. Each son served a different purpose: one,Anansi, was a Rainmaker, another the Sunshine. Worship of Nyame was the exclusive preserve of the king through his priests; lesser people worshiped her sons. Ghana
God name
"Nyame"
Akan / southern Ghana, West Africa Creator god. An androgynous being symbolized in his male aspect by the Sun, and his female aspect by the moon. He gave mankind its soul and is the controller of destiny. He enjoys a dedicated priesthood and is worshiped in the form of a tree trunk. Also Odomankoma; Onyame; Onyanko pon; Totrobonsu....
Goddess name
"Nyame Akan"
Ghana a creator god / goddess and androgynous being
Goddess name
"Nyamwezi"
Africa Goddess of justice Africa
God name
"Nzambi"
Bakongo / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa Creator god. He created the first mor tal pair or, in alternative tradition, an androgy nous being in the guise of a palm tree called Muntu Walunga (the complete person). He also endowed this being with intelligence. In wooden sculptures the tree bears a woman's head and breast on one side and a bearded face on the other. Eventually the tree divided into two sepa rate sexes. Also Nyambi; Nzambe; Yambe; Zambi....

"O-Yama-Tsu-Mi"
Japan / Shinto he is the most senior at apotheosis of the mountains
God name
"O-Yama-Tsu-Mi"
Japane God of all mountains and volcanoes.
God name
"O-Yama-Tsu-Mi"
Shinto / Japan God of mountains. The most sen ior apotheosis of mountains in Japan, he is one of the sons of IZANAGI and IZANAMI and is worshiped extensively....
God name
"Opo"
Akan / Ghana, West Africa God of the ocean. One of the sons of the creator god NYAME, he is also considered to be the god of the great inland lakes and rivers of Ghana....
God name
"Phyi-Sgrub"
Buddhist Form of the god Yama Buddhist / Tibet
God name
"Phyi-Sgrub (the external one)"
Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet God. A form of the god YAMA who rides a buffalo or a bull. Color: blue, yellow or white. Attributes: noose, prayer wheel and staff surmounted by a skeleton....
Goddess name
"Prasuti"
Hindu Goddess. The daughter of Svayambhuva MANU and one of the consorts of DAKSA....
God name
"Rakta-Yamari (red Yamari)"
Buddhist God. An emanation of AKSOBHYA and a variety of YAMARI. Color: red....

"Sakyamuni"
Buddhas Remembering such grace of Sakyamuni Buddha makes our tears flow!
God name
"Sakyamuni (the sage of the Sakyas)"
Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet God. The historical BUDDHA, known mainly from Tibet. He stands upon a lotus. Color: golden. Attribute: a bowl....
God name
"San Sgrub Bon"
Tibet A god that was absorbed into a variety of Yama in Lamaism
Goddess name
"Sanjna (conscience)"
Hindu Goddess. The daughter of TVASTAR, a consort of SURYA and, in some texts, the mother of YAMA....
Goddess name
"Saranyu (the fleet one)"
Hindu / Vedic Primordial goddess of uncertain affinities. Saranyu is the daughter of the god TVASTAR, and the sister of VISVARUPA. Her consort is Vivasvat, by whom she is said to be the mother of YAMA and YAMI, the twin progenitors of the human race. Little else is known of her, but she is accounted as having an impetuous nature.See also VIVASVAN....
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