Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Katyayani" | Hindu | Form of the goddess of Durga or Parvati Hindu / Puranic |
Goddess name "Katyayarii" | Hindu / Puranic | Form of the goddess DURGA or PARVATI. Parvati, as the ascetic KALI, possessed a black skin. When SIVA ridiculed her she cast it off, and it was subsequently filled with the combined brilliance of the gods to create Katyayani. Her attendant animal is a lion or tiger.... |
Goddess name "Yaya Zakurai" | Japan | Goddess of spring. Japan |
Goddess name "Zoria" | Slavic | The three Slavic dawn goddesses. Utrennyaya was the morning star, Vechernyaya the evening star, and Polunochnaya the midnight star. Their duty was to guard a chained dog who continually tries to break loose and eat the constellation Ursa Minor, the bear. If this should happen, the universe would end. |