| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Satyabhama" | Dravidian | Goddess Hindu / Dravidian / Tamil |
| Goddess name "Satyabhama (with true luster)" | Hindu - Dravidian / Tamil | Goddess. Known particularly from southern India as the second consort of KRSNA, who stands on her left; also as the secorid consort of V ISNU. Attribute: a flower.... |
| Goddess name "Savati" | Hindu | Minor benevolent goddess of fortune. Hindu |
| God name "Savitar" | Hindu / Vedic | A god of war & the Sun |
| Goddess name "Savitar (impeller)" | Hindu / Puranic | Sun god. The original Vedic list of six descendants of the goddess ADITI or ADITYAS, all of whom take the role of Sun gods was, in later times, enlarged to twelve, including Savitar. The god of the rising and setting Sun. Color: golden. Attributes: club, prayer wheel and two lotuses.... |
| God name "Sesa" | Hindu | Snake god, he is at the Great serpent who lies in the primeval sea and encircles the world Hindu / Puranic / Vedic / Epic |
| God name "Sesa(naga) (remainder)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Snake god or naga. The great serpent lying in the primeval sea and encircling the world. The son of KASYAPA and KADRU. A many-headed attendant on VIS'NU who uses the snake as a couch on which to rest between cycles of the universe. Its many hoods overshadow and protect him. Not technically a deity but important enough in literature to be included here. Also Adisesa; ANANTA.... |
| God name "Sesa[naga]" | Hindu / Epic / Vedic / Puranic | A snake god / Naga, he is at the Great serpent that lies in the primeval sea & encircles the world |
| God name "Shadanana-SSbraahaanya" | Hindu / Puranic | Form of the god KARTTIKEYA. The form possesses six heads and twelve arms. According to legend, the six heads arose because the fire god AGNI had an adulterous relationship with the six consorts of the risis (astral gods) who all needed to suckle the offspring. Like Karttikeya, he is usually depicted riding on a peaçõçk.... |
| God name "Shadanna-Subrahmanya" | Hindu | Form of the god Kattikeya Hindu / Puranic |
| God name "Shaii" | Hindu / late | Astral god and bringer of misfortune. The cult of Shani evolved in about the eighth century AD with the advance of Indian astronomy. He is propitiated frequently to ward off ill-luck and may be depicted sitting on a lotus or riding in a chariot. Attribute: a staff.... |
| God name "Shakti" | Hindu | Force, power or energy, the personification of God's female aspect, sometimes referred to as 'The Divine Mother'. Hindu |
| God name "Shani" | Hindu | Astral god who brought misfortune. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Shashti" | Hindu | Goddess of children and childbirth Hindu |
| Goddess name "Shitala" | Hindu | A goddess invoked to get rid of small pox, chicken pox and grant fertility or children. Hindu |
| Supreme god name "Shiva" | Hindu | The supreme God in Shaivism, a formless, timeless and spaceless Supreme God. Hindu |
| God name "Shomde" | Afghanistan | Local creator god of the Hindu Kush, Afghanistan |
| God name "Shomde" | Kafir / Afghanistan | Creator god of localized observance. Known from various villages in the southern Hindukush. Shomde is regarded either as equating or senior to the more generally recognized god IMRA. According to observers he provides gold, silver and silk as well as butter, cheese, cream and flour. The main sanctuary was probably at the village of Dewa and in various wooden sculptures Shomde is depicted in human form. Also Wushum; Usum.... |
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