| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Lahurati" | Elamite / Iran | A solar deity. Appears to have been the counterpart of the Akkadian god Ninurta. Elamite / Iran |
| God name "Lahurati Elamite" | Iran | Yet another god |
| God name "MITHRA (friend)" | Persian / Iran | God of the upper air. Originating in India, Mithra is a god of light who was translated into the attendant of the god AHURA MAZDA in the light religion of Persia; from this he was adopted as the Roman deity Mithras. He is not generally regarded as a sky god but a personification of the fertilizing power of warm, light air. According to the Avesta, he possesses 10,000 eyes and ears and rides in a chariot drawn by white horses. In dualistic Zoroastrianism, which effectively demoted him, Mithra is concerned with the endless battle between light and dark forces; he represents truth. He is responsible for the keeping of oaths and contracts. He was born from a rock and, according to legend, engaged in a primeval struggle with Ahura Mazda's first creation, a wild bull, which he subdued and confined to a cave. The bull escaped, but was recaptured by Mithra, who slit its throat. From the blood sprang plant life on earth. His chief adversary is AHRIMAN, the power of darkness. Mithra is not generally worshiped on his own, but as an integral part of the Mithraic worship of Ahura Mazda, where he acts as an intercessor between gods and men. In the Hellenic period he was transformed more closely to the role of a Sun god. See also AHURA MAZDA.... |
| God name "Mah" | Persian / Iran | moon god. The progenitor of the cow, typically depicted with the tips of a sickle moon projecting from his shoulders.... |
| God name "Maturaiviran" | Hindu | Locally worshipped god with an interesting story Hindu |
| God name "Maturaiviran" | Hindu | Locally worshiped god. Of fearsome character, he is the deification of a seventeenth century policeman who eloped with a princess and was slain. Known from southern India, where he is also a god of wine. Attributes: shield and sword.... |
| God name "Nachunde" | Elamite / Iran | Sun god. Nagakumara... |
| God name "Nairyosangha" | Iran | God of fire Iran |
| God name "Napir" | Elamite / Iran | moon god. Known from inscriptions.... |
| God name "Napir Elamite" | Iran | The moon god |
| Goddess name "Narasinha (man-lion)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god Vis'nu. The fourth avatara of the god is depicted as a man-lion hybrid. According to legend, the demonic king Hiranyakasipu had taken on a dangerous invulnerability. To thwart this, VIS'NU took the form of Narasinha and hid inside a pillar of the king's palace whence he sprang, capturing Hiranyakasipu and tearing out his entrails. IconographicalIy, the scene is portrayed with the victim thrown across Narasinha's lap and the god's claws plunged into his body. Narasinha may also appear seated in a yoga position with the goddess LAKSMI on his knee.... |
| God name "Nins us inak" | Elamite / Iran | National god. Derived from a... |
| God name "Ninsusinak Elamite" | Iran | The National god |
| God name "Njirana" | Africa | A god, father of Julana, who was alive during the Dreamtime. |
| God name "Ormuzd" | Iran | Ohrmazd, a later form of Ahura-Mazda, creator god of Iran. |
| Goddess name "Pinikirz" | Elamite / Iran | Mother goddess. Known only from inscriptions.... |
| Goddess name "Pinikirz Elamite" | Iran | A mother goddess |
| Goddess name "Rapithwin" | Iran | The goddess of the warmth of the earth. She dominates the evil frost and encourages regrowth. Iran |
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