| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Mahes" | Egypt | Sun god. An ancient deity worshiped chiefly in the region of the Nile delta and representing the destructive power of the Sun's heat. Depicted in the form of a lion. Also Miysis (Greek).... |
"Mahesvari" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | The female energy of Mahesvara or Siva or as Durge the consort of Siva. Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Mahesvari" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism became one of a group of seven MATARAS regarded as of evil intent. Also one of eight ASTAMATARAS. In another grouping one of a group of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS. Attributes: antelope, arrow, ax, bow, club, drum, prayer wheel, staff and trident.... |
| Goddess name "Mahi" | Hindu | Minor goddess of sacrifice Hindu / Vedic |
| Goddess name "Mahi (earth)" | Hindu / Vedic | Minor goddess of sacrifice. She is invoked to appear on the sacrificial field before a ritual, and is identified with the act of prayer. Usually åśśociated with the goddess SARASVATI.... |
| Demon name "Mahisa" | Hindu | demonic god Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Mahisa (buffalo)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | demonic god. Depicted most frequently in the form of a buffalo, but he also confounds the gods by changing himself into many other animal guises. He is eventually slain by the goddess DEVI in the form of MAHISASURAMARDINI.... |
| Goddess name "Mahisasruramardini" | Hindu | Form of the goddess Devi Hindu / Puranic |
| Goddess name "Mahisasuramardini (slayer of the buffalo demon)" | Hindu / Puranic | Form of the goddess DEVI. Appearing from the fourth century AD onward, this goddess is a DURGA form of Devi. She possesses up to twelve arms holding an åśśortment of weapons and may be seated on a lion. According to legend, the form arose in response to the threat from the demonic MAHISA who was eventually slain by the goddess Devi with his own sword. Attributes: ax, banner, bell, bow, club, conch, drum, hook, lizard, mirror, noose, prayer wheel, shield, sword, staff and trident. Three-eyed.... |
| God name "Mahiuikez" | Polynesia | Fire god Polynesia |
| Spirit name "Maho Peneta" | Dakota | The Great spirit of the Mandan. North Dakota |
| Spirit name "Maho Peneta Mandan" | N American | Great spirit USA |
| Goddess name "Mahodadhi" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Meola |
| Goddess name "Mahodadhi (the great ocean)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
"Mahoun" | Scotland | Name of contempt for Mahomet, a Moslem, a Moor. In Scotland it used to mean devil. |
"Mahpiyato" | Lakota | After the time of creation, the world was divided into three regions; the sky, the earth and waters and the underworld. When Mahpiyato created humans, they were placed in the subterranean region.. The Lakota, Plains Indians |
| Demon name "Mahr" | Germanic | demonic being similar to an Alp germanic / Slavic |
| King name "Mahrem" | Axumite / ancient Ethiopic kingdom | Head of pantheon. A warrior deity after whom the Axumite kings titled themselves sons of MAHREM.... |
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