Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Uttara Palguni" | Hindu | Minor goddess of healing and disease. Hindu |
Goddess name "Uttarabhadrapada" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | A minor goddess of fortune |
Goddess name "Uttarabhadrapada" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A moderate NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
Goddess name "Uttarapalguni" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | A minor goddess |
Goddess name "Uttaraphalguni" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A moderate NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
Goddess name "Uttarasadha" | Hindu | Minor goddess of fortune revered by seers and poets, by gods and then by men. Hindu |
Goddess name "Uttarasadha" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A benevolent NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
Goddess name "Uttu" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | vegetation goddess and goddess of weaving. Not to be confused with UTU the Sun god, Uttu is a minor deity whose father is ENKI. According to legend, Enki first impregnated the mother goddess NINHURSAG A, whose nine-day gestation produced the goddess NIN-S'AR. She in turn was impregnated by Enki and, after a similar nine-day gestation, gave birth to the goddess NINKURRA. Through the same procedure with her grandfather, Ninkurra conceived the goddess Uttu. She is depicted as the goddess of weaving and of spiders.... |
Goddess name "Uzume" | Japan | The Great Persuader, and The heavenly Alarming Female. The goddess who lured out the Sun deity, Amaterasu, by dancing naked in a bath. Japan |
Goddess name "Vacuna" | Sabine | Minor goddess. A sanctuary dedicated to this deity is known to have existed near the villa belonging to the poet Horace. She may be synonymous with DIANA or MINERVA.... |
Goddess name "Vadali" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of MARICI. Attributes: flower, needle, noose and staff.... |
Goddess name "Vagbija (seed of speech)" | Hindu / Puranic | Minor goddess. An aspect of the goddess SARASVATI in the form of a bija mantra. The embodiment or apotheosis of consciousness representing the sacred word.... |
Goddess name "Vajragandhari" | Mahayana | Minor goddess. Buddhist |
Goddess name "Vajragandhari" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. Color: blue or gold. Attributes: arrow, ax, bell, bow, hook, image of AMOGHASIDDHI, knife, noose, prayer wheel, staff, sword, and trident.... |
Goddess name "Vajraghanta" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. A female dikpala or guardian of the northern direction. Color: green or white. Attributes: staff with bell.... |
Goddess name "Vajrapasi" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. A female dikpala or guardian of the southern direction. Color: yellow. Attributes: staff with noose.... |
Goddess name "Vajrasrnkhala (personification)" | Buddhist | (1) Minor goddess. One of the Mahayana deities said to be an emanation of AMOGHASIDDHI. Some texts describe her as the SAKTI of HEVAJIRA. Color: green. Attributes: arrow, bow, cup, image of Amoghasiddhi on the crown, mane, noose skin, and staff. Three-eyed and three-headed.(2) Goddess of learning. Jain. One of sixteen VIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI.... |
Goddess name "Vajravidarani (tearing asunder)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. Attributes: arrows, banner, bow, hook, noose, shield, staff and sword. Five-headed.... |