Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Kushi-Dama-Nigi-Haya-Hi" | Japan | God of the Sun, the apotheosis of the morning Sun Japan / Shinto |
Goddess name "Kushi-Dama-Nigi-Haya-Hi (soft fast sun)" | Shinto / Japan | Sun god. The apotheosis of the morning Sun sent down by the Sun goddess AMATERASU before Prince NINIGI appeared on earth.... |
God name "Kushi-Iwa-Mado-No-Mikoto" | Shinto / Japan | Guardian deity. The god who protects entrance gates.... |
God name "Kushi-Iwa-Mado-no-Mikoto" | Japan | Guardian god, protects entrance gates Japan / Shinto |
Goddess name "Kwannon" | Japan | Merciful One. A Buddhist boddhisattva and Asian Goddess. Japan |
Goddess name "Kwanonn" | Japan | Merciful One. A Buddhist boddhisattva and Asian Goddess. Japan |
God name "Lokapala" | Hindu | Gods Hindu |
Goddess name "MORRIGAN (queen of demons)" | Celtic / Irish | war, fertility and vegetation goddess. A complex goddess displaying various characteristics which are both generative and destructive (see also ANAT, INANA, IS'TAR, ATHENE). At the festival of Samain, she mates with the DAGDA to ensure the future prosperity of the land and as queen Maeve (Medb) of Connaught she was ritually wedded to the mortal king whose antecedent was Ailill. As Nemain (panic) and Badb Catha (raven of battle), she takes on a more warlike and destructive aspect. Rather than engaging directly in conflict, she uses her supernatural powers to spread fear and disarray. The Irish hero Cu Chulainn was thus visited on the battle field by BADB driving a chariot and dressed in a red cloak and with red eyebrows presenting an intimidating appearance. She is capable of changing her shape into various animal forms and in the guise of a raven or a crow is able to foretell the outcome of battle.... |
God name "Maha-Ganapati" | Hindu | Elephant god, this time with 10 arms Hindu / Puranic |
Goddess name "Maha-Ganapati" | Hindu / Puranic | Elephant god. This form of the god GANESA possesses ten arms instead of the more normal four and may have a goddess, BUDDHI or SIDDHI, seated on the knee.... |
God name "Mahakala (the great death)" | Hindu / Puranic | (1) God. A violent aspect of S IVA. His SAKTI is Mahakah. Rides upon a lion. Color: black. Attributes: five arrows, ax, Brahma-egg, club, cup, rosary of skulls, staff and trident. Three-eyed. Also considered to be a form of the god BHAIRAVA in which context he is a guardian of the faith.(2) Guardian god of tents and science. BuddhistLamaist [Tibet]. Derived from the Hindu god S iva and an emanation of the five DHYANIBUDDHAS. Also one of a group of DHARMAPALAS with terrible appearance and royal attire. A deity of riches. He treads on the god Vinayaka, or on a man, a corpse, or on two elephant-headed men. Color: black, blue or white. Attributes: mainly elephant skin, prayer wheel and trident, but may hold various other objects.... |
God name "Mahapadma" | Hindu | Snake god Hindu |
God name "Mahapadma (great lotus)" | Hindu | Snake god. Attributes: rosary and waterjar. Three-eyed.... |
God name "Mahapararinirvanamurti" | Buddhist | God Buddhist |
God name "Mahaparinirvanamurti" | Buddhist | God. The depiction of the BUDDHA lying in nirvana (paradise).... |
Goddess name "Mahayasa (most glorious)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
Goddess name "Mahodadhi (the great ocean)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
Goddess name "Manasa" | Hindu | Snake goddess. The daughter of KASYAPA and KADRU and the sister of the lord of serpents, Vasuki. She is also a gracious aspect of PARVATI. Known particuarly from Bihar, Bengal and Assam. She stands upon, or is shaded by, a seven-headed snake. Attributes: snake and waterjar.... |