Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Sari Chou Niiarig Niiarig" | Chinese | Mother goddess. First deified during the Sung Dynasty (AD 960-1279) to combat the popularity of KUAN YIN, no mortal existence is recognized for this deity who is referred to simply as heavenly mother. By tradition she rules over the islands of the blessed, the three mythical islands which are the home of the gods. She is depicted wearing a yellow robe signifying imperial rank and carries the attribute of a scepter. Typically she displays an enigmatic smile.... |
Goddess name "Ses'at" | Egypt | Goddess of libraries and the art of writing. Known from 2500 BC, or earlier, until the end of Egyptian history circa AD 400. She is depicted anthropomorphically bearing a seven-pointed star or rosette on her head, sometimes atop a wand and below a bow-shaped object. Early in her career she was åśśociated with the ritual of stretching the cord during which boundary poles were rammed into the ground by the king before measuring out the foundations of a sanctuary. As a scribe she recorded the lists of foreign captives and their tributes. At Karnak in Upper Egypt and at Dendara she recorded the royal jubilees on a notched palm stem.See also SEFKHET-ABWY.... |
God name "Shang Chien" | China | God of the neck. China |
God name "Shang Te" | China | Creator god and the supreme being. China |
God name "Shang Ti" | Taoist / Chinese | Creator god. See also YU HUANG SHANG TI.... |
God name "Shang Ti/ Yu Hwang-Shang" | China / Taoist | He is a creator god |
God name "She chi" | China | God of Agriculture, grain, land and soil China |
God name "Shei Nuig" | Chinese | God of Agriculture. Known as the Divine farmer. According to tradition, during his lifetime he invented the plough and taught basic Agriculture and the use of herbs. In a more destructive aspect, he is also the god of the hot winds. He is depicted with the head of an ox and is regarded by some authors as a successor to NU KUA. Also Shen Nong.... |
God name "Shen Hsui" | China | God of Medicine. China |
God name "Shen Hsui Chih" | China | A god of Medicine |
God name "Shen Nong" | China | God of Agriculture, plants and herbs. China |
God name "Shen Nung" | China | A god of Agriculture |
Goddess name "Sheng Mu" | China | Goddess of witchcraft. China |
Goddess name "Shing-moo" | China | A nature goddess. She was the mother of perfect intelligence, and gave birth to a saviour son through an immaculate conception. China |
God name "Shiu Fang" | China | God of embankments China |
Demon name "Shong-Kui" | Taoist / Chinese | God of literature. According to tradition he committed suicide when he failed in his examinations. Also a guardian deity against demons, his attribute is a sword.... |
God name "Shou Hsing" | China | A god of longevity |
God name "Shou Lao" | China | A god of longevity that started out as an astral deity |