| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Demon name "Varaha (boar)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VISNU. The third avatara of Vis'nu, which appears as a boar. According to legend, he descends in this guise to the bottom of the primeval sea to rescue the earth, which has been removed there by a demon. He retrieves it in the shape of a girl. The avatara may be depicted in wholly animal form or as a human with a boar's head. Epithets include Adivaraha.... |
| Goddess name "Varahi" | Hindu | The new-moon and the illumination aspects of the mother-goddess. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Varahi" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism becomes one of a group of MATARAS regarded as of evil intent. Also one of a group of eight ASTAMATARAS. In another grouping, one of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS. She sits upon a boar, buffalo or elephant. Attributes: boar's head, bow, club, cup, knife, noose, plough, sword and trident.... |
| Goddess name "Varalden-olmai" | Lapland | queen and mother of the gods, a goddess of virgins and wedding rituals. Lapland |
"Vari" | Polynesia | A self created being of the beginning times. Polynesia |
| Spirit name "Vari-Ma-Te-Takere" | Polynesian | The primal generator, the female spirit who dwells in darkness at the base of the dark underworld of Avaiki. Polynesian |
| Goddess name "Vari-Ma-Te-Takere (the very beginning)" | Polynesian / Hervey Islands | Mother goddess. The creator being who lives at the very bottom of the world coconut, sitting in a cramped space with her knees and chin touching. She lives in Te-Enua-Te-Ki (mute land) in eternal silence and is the mother of six children, all deities, three of which she plucked from her right side and three from her left.See also AVATEA, TINIRAU, TANGO, TUMUTEANAOA, RAKA and TU-METUA.... |
"Vari-ma-te-takere" | Polynesia | The primeval mother who lived in Avaiki, the coconut shell at the begining of the universe. Mangaia, Polynesia |
| God name "Varuna" | Hindu | A thousand-eyed god who sees all that happens in the world. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Varuni" | Hindu | Originally the waters of origin, she became the goddess of golden liquor, wine and intoxication. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Vasantadevi" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess of spring. Particularly known from Tibet, where she appears in the retinue of SRIDEVI. Her animal is a mule. Attributes: cup and sword.... |
| God name "Vasio" | Gaelic | God of the Vocontii. Gaelic |
| Goddess name "Vasita (willpower)" | Hindu | Generic title for a group of goddesses. Twelve deities who personify the disciplines which result in spiritual regeneration.... |
| Deities name "Vasu(s) (excellent)" | Hindu / Vedic | Generic title for a group of gods. Eight deities attendant on the Vedic weather god INDRA, comprising day, dawn, fire, moon, pole star, Sun, water and wind. Generally carrying a rosary and with a SAKTI.... |
| Deities name "Vasu[s]" | Hindu / India | A generic title for the gods / deities that attend Indra |
"Vasudeva" | Hindu | Interpreted as 'descendant of Vasudeva', another name for Krishna. Hindu |
| God name "Vasudeva" | Hindu | God. The princely father of KRSNA and BALARAMA. Consorts include DEVAKI, ROHINI, etc.... |
| God name "Vasudhara" | Buddhist | The Buddhist bodhisattva of abundance and fertility. She is considered to be the consort of Kuvera, the god of wealth. |
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