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| Deities name "Tiki" | Polynesian / including Maori | Creator god. One of the children of RANGINUI and PAPATUANUKU who created mankind. In some Polynesian traditions he is represented as the first man, akin to Adam. The word is also incorporated in tikiwananga or god stick, which describes the wooden or stone images of deities that are usually minimally worked and stand about 19.5 inches tall. Only thirty or so examples of these are known, most having been destroyed by Christian missions. The celebrated large Maori totems are depictions of ancestors who appear as human / bird or reptile hybrids. Also Ki'i (Hawaiian).... |
| God name "Tiwaz" | Germanic | The chief sky god and the god of war. Germanic |
| God name "Tiwaz aka Tyr" | Norse | The god of single combat and heroic glory. Norse |
| God name "Tyr/ Tiwaz" | Norse | A god of justice, sports & war |
| Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niangniang" | Chinese | Mother goddess. One of the nine dark ladies of the pantheon who are regarded as having a protective role. She was the mortal wife of a minor official and, having borne him five sons and two daughters, committed suicide in order to ensure her future chastity. She is invoked at weddings to provide children, especially sons, and special cakes are eaten by the bride and groom. One of her more famous sanctuaries, on the island of Taiwan, is the Yin Yang Stone.... |
| Goddess name "Xiwangmu" | Chinese | The Daoist Goddess of Immortality, owner of the heavenly Peach Garden, and the queen of Paradise. Chinese |
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