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Goddess name "AMATERASU-O-MI-KAMI" | Shinto / Japan | Sun goddess. The central figure of Shintoism and the ancestral deity of the imperial house. One of the daughters of the primordial god IZANAGI and said to be his favorite offspring, she was born from his left eye. She is the sibling of SUSANO-WO, the storm god. According to mythology she and Susano-Wo are obliged to join each other in order to survive.... |
Goddess name "AVALOKITESVARA (merciful lord)" | Buddhist / India | Bodhisattva or buddhadesignate. One of the most important deities of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism. In Lamaism he is the tutelary god of Tibet. He equates with VIS NU in Hinduism and bears links with PADMAPANI. In cosmic mythology he is a creator deity. Color: white or red. Attributes: blue lotus, image of Amitabha (topmost pyramidal head), lotus, rosary, sword and water jar. NOTE: in Chinese Buddhism he is represented by the goddess Kuan-Tin, and in Japanese by KWANNON.... |
Goddess name "Aino" | Japan | The name Fuji is believed to be derived from "Huchi" or "Fuchi", the words for the Aino Goddess of Fire. Japan |
Goddess name "Ama No Uzume" | Japan | The goddess of dawn and revelry in the Shinto. She famously relates to the tale of the missing Sun deity, Amaterasu. Japan |
Goddess name "Ama Terasu" | Japan | The Sun goddess queen of the universe |
Goddess name "Ama-Tsu-Mara" | Shinto / Japan | God of smiths. Depicted as a one-eyed ithyphallic god comparable to the Greek Cyclopes. He is strongly instrumental in fashioning the perfect Divine mirror with which the Sun goddess, AMATERASU, is lured from her cave. Also Ma-Hiko-Tsu-No-Kami.... |
Goddess name "Amaterasu" | Japan | The Sun goddess, grandmother of Jimmu Tenno, the first ruler of Japan. |
Goddess name "Amaterasu" | Japan / Shinto | Sun Goddess, to unite the gods, she is given the highest respect The Great Ise Shrine in the east coast of Japan is dedicated to her. called Amaterasusume Omikami. Japan / Shinto |
Goddess name "Amaterasu O-Mi-Kami/ Amaterasu Omikami" | Japan / Shinto | The Sun goddess |
Goddess name "Ame No Uzume" | Japanese | A goddess of fertility & happiness |
Goddess name "Ame-No-Mi-Kumari-No-Kami" | Japan / Shinto | Goddess of water, lakes, Rain and rivers. Japan / Shinto |
Goddess name "Ame-No-Mi-Kumari-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | water goddess. One of the daughters of MINATO-NO-KAMI, the god of river mouths and estuaries, she is known as the heavenly water divider and her cult is linked with that of KuniNo-Mi-Kumari-No-Kami.... |
Goddess name "Ame-No-Taiabata-Hime-No-Mikoto" | Shinto / Japan | Astral goddess of weavers. One of two star apotheoses who are, according to tradition, deeply in love with each other. Her partner is HIKOBOSHI. Her name is generally abbreviated to Tanabata, the title of a festival in honor of the goddess which became a national event in Japan in AD 755. The festival later became merged with the Tibetan Bon Ullumbana festival of the dead. Also Shokujo.... |
Goddess name "Ame-No-Uzume" | Shinto / Japan | Goddess of dancers. She plays a part in enticing the Sun goddess, AMATERASU, from her cave using the perfect Divine mirror.... |
Goddess name "Benten aka Benzi-Ten" | Japan / Shinto | Goddess of everything that flows: words, knowledge, speech, eloquence, and music. Japan / Shinto |
Goddess name "Benten-San" | Japan / Shinto | The only goddess among of the seven deities of good fortune |
Goddess name "Benten-San" | Shinto / Japan | Goddess of luck. One of seven deities clåśśed as gods of fortune and the only goddess in the group. A popular deity with many sanctuaries dedicated to her, she is a patron of music and holds a biwa instrument in her hand. Snakes, believed to stand for jealousy, are often coiled around her statues. Because of this, married couples are reluctant to visit her shrines together. Her priesthood is both Shinto and Buddhist and she is closely linked with the goddess SARASVATI.... |
Goddess name "Benzi-Ten/ Benten/ Benzai-Tenno" | Japan | The goddess of eloquence, language, arts, fortune, water, & knowledge |