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| | Deity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | A deity or a god is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. | | | Adherents of polytheistic religions, such as certain schools of Hinduism, may regard all gods in the pantheon as manifestations, aspects, or multiple personalities of the single supreme god, and the religions may be more akin to monotheism or henotheism than is initially apparent to an observer. | | | In Buddhism gods are the beings in God realm of Samsara, these beings are mortal, numerous and are not worshipped; it is also common for Yidams to be called deities, although the nature of Yidams are distinct from what is normally meant by the term. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deity
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| | List of deities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. | | | Related articles include Deva, Demigod, Divinity, God, God (male deity), Goddess, Mythology, Religion, Scripture. | | | There are also lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity. |
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| | Deities |
| | Some well-known Buddhist deities are Amitabha (Opameh, in Tibetan), his emanation Chenrezi (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) and Tara, the female bodhisattva (who is also a Buddha) called upon particularly in times of distress. | | | Among them are found the so-called meditational deity or yidam, the lineage teacher or guru, the dharma protector who acts to overcome spiritual obstacles, and the dakini. | | | The deities of Buddhism are ultimately regarded as manifestations of Emptiness. |
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http://www.khandro.net/deities.htm
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| | Roman Deities |
| | She was one of the deities in a triad that was worshipped along Jupiter and Juno on the Capitol Hill. | | | Among the notable deities were the Phrygian Cybele, the Egyptian goddess Isis, the Celtic horse goddess Epona, and the Persian god Mithras. | | | Janus was one of the earliest deities worshipped at the time of Romulus. |
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http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/roman.html
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| | The Wrathful Deities of Buddhism - ReligionFacts |
| | Worship of the wrathful deities was initiated in the 8th century by the magician-saint Padmasambhava, who is said to have conquered the malevolent deities in Tibet and forced them to vow to protect Buddhists and the Buddhist faith. | | | Rather, the wrathful deities are benevolent gods who symbolize the tremendous effort it takes to vanquish evil, the violence that is a fundamental reality of the cosmos and the human mind and protect the faithful by instilling terror in evil spirits. | | | An enigmatic aspect of Tibetan Buddhist iconography is the presence of ferocious, terrifying forms known as the wrathful deities. |
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http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/deities/wrathful_deities.htm
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| | Category:Deities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Asexual or multi-sexual deities, or those of uncertain gender, are to be listed in the general "deities" subcategories; male gods and female goddesses have their own subcategories. | | | This is a category for deities who have been worshipped at some point (with the exception of fictional deities). | | | User:Alterego/sandbox/List of people who have said they are a god |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deities
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| | Female Deities |
| | She is a purification deity as well, invoked in the presence of the dead, and she is also invoked as a means of settling disputes. | | | Like all Buddhist deities, she is essentially a manifestation of Emptiness acting as a bodhisattva. | | | The female deities of Buddhism are of many types. |
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http://www.khandro.net/deities_female.htm
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| | The Taoist Deities |
| | The religious current of Taoism evolved its own pantheon of deities that were worshipped in temples by the various sects. | | | These Taoist deities, like the Buddhist or Hindu pantheon, represented different qualities and attributes and various ceremonies, depending on circumstances were conducted to appeal to them. | | | Although Yu-huang is the High God, there are other abstract deities above him. |
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http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/gods.html
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| | Port of Horizons - Deities |
| | The Deity of Sorcery, Cank is said to be the most knowledgeable deity of sorcery. | | | While Good deities are usually not as harsh, they will do what they can to ensure the faith of their followers, or cast them out. | | | Alassya is one of the most commonly worshiped deities in the lands. |
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http://www.rpgplanet.com/horizons/deities.asp
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| | A regional deity, Mamacocha was important to ayllus of the Peruvian coast, where she mainatined the fertility of of the sea. | | | Waca were the family gods, or, synonomously, the shrines in which the family gods were worshipped. | | | While he is revered as the most powerful deity in Incan lore, he was only worshipped by the priestly elites and the emperor. |
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http://www2.truman.edu/~marc/webpages/andean2k/religion/deities.html
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| | Wrathful Guardians of Buddhism - Aesthetics and Mythology |
| | The birth of Mahakala was followed by an earthquake and with one voice the Buddhas in the heaven declared that he would have the power to grant all wishes if the wishes were honest and good. | | | Not surprisingly thus, these wrathful deities, though benevolent, are represented in visual arts as hideous and ferocious in order to instil terror in evil spirits which threaten the dharma. | | | In addition to destroying the passions of the mind, the purpose of gods is to protect the faithful. |
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http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/wrathful
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| | Deities |
| | Svarog is one of the first deities, created by the great progentior god Rod. | | | Because of this belief, Slavs accepted all misfortunes as a warning that deities are angry. | | | Mother Earth; everywhere she is mentioned together with deities, but she is more likely to be one of the essential elements - earth. |
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http://slavpagan.hit.bg/deities.html
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| | (AEL) Egyptian Gods & Religions |
| | In this role of primordial deity he is found in the important credo of the creation of the world according to the Memphitie theologians as formulated on the Shabaka Stone. | | | Hapi was invoked according to need; he was a localized, animistic deity and never attained the superhuman stature of the great gods. | | | As Osiris-Apis he was the original of the new god Serapis, worshipped in Ptolemaic times. |
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http://www.aelives.com/gods.htm
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| | Hindu Deities |
| | Hindus declare that there is only one Supreme Being and He is the God of all religions. | | | Thus, Hindu worship of deities is monotheistic polytheism and not simple polytheism. | | | A Hindu deity (god or goddess; note small g) represents a particular aspect of the Supreme Being. |
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http://www.koausa.org/Gods
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| | NOVA ROMA ::: RELIGIO ROMANA ::: Gods and Goddesses |
| | Pre-Roman native italian deities mainly adopted from the Sabines and Etruscans are also worshipped: Nerio (Sabine deity and the consort of Mars), Dius Fidius (Sabine as well), etc. In fact, Quirinus and Vertumnus were also adopted respectively from the Sabines and Etruscans. | | | A multitude of other deities is also traditionally worshipped, which includes tutelary deities (e.g. | | | The pious spirit of the Romans consists of a constant wish to bring the favour of the divine upon him, the family and the state. |
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http://www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/deities.html
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| | Celtic Deities |
| | Celtic deities were not the infallible gods created by the later patriarchal religions. | | | The Celts believed, the deities were very powerful, in the sense that they could produce phenomena that most humans cannot. | | | The names of Gods and Goddesses in the Celtic beliefs are probably the most well known of modern Paganism and Wicca. |
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http://members.aol.com/CelticBlud/deities.htm
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| | Races of Faerun Additional Planetouched Deities |
| | Tempus: This deity is worshipped by most fire genasi that fight for a living, such as soldiers, mercenaries, and gladiators. | | | Aasimar of her lineage act as protectors, destroyers of those that loot the tombs of worshipers of good deities, and eternal foes of the Red Wizards of Thay. | | | Torm: The god of paladins is the most popular deity for aasimar in western Faerûn. |
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http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/we/ZZZrofplanetoucheddeities.html
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| | Slavic Gods & Goddesses |
| | According to E.G.Kagarov, Stribog was a deity of wind, storms and dissension. | | | Triglav was shown blindfolded, supposedly because the god was too sacred to view the evils of the earth, and his temple at Stettin was richly sculpted both inside and out and decorated with war booty on the inside. | | | The Moon Deity- Sometimes seen as "The Sun's old bald uncle", sometimes his wife who grows older every winter as she moves away from her husband across the sky. |
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http://hometown.aol.com/HPSofSNERT/Gods.html
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| | Forgotten Kingdoms Deities |
| | You may of course roleplay that you follow a deity from the moment your character is created, but you cannot recieve a holy symbol until level 10. | | | If a deity does not play in your time slot then we will do our utmost to arrange a rp with a "priest" of that deity to induct you into the faith. | | | Note that you must be level 10 in order to follow a deity officially. |
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http://www.forgottenkingdoms.com/deities/deities.shtml
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| | Hindu Deities & Their Meanings |
| | The "human" or physical representation of Brahman's aspects or attributes in the form of deities is a vehicle for the devotee to focus his or her attention, devotion or meditation on that particular aspect or attribute in a form more easily visualized and held in the mind. | | | Contrary to popular belief in the West, Hindu deities are not "individual gods", indicating a polytheistic faith. | | | The many deities of Hinduism, which may be seen as reflecting different aspects of Brahman, are represented by images. |
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http://www.iloveulove.com/spirituality/hindu/hindudeities
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| | Deities |
| | While several religions claims that their deity had a hand in the creation of the world, or even the universe, these tales are often mutually contradictory and thus dismissed out of hand by anyone who is not a follower of these religions. | | | Several religions that acknowledge that their deity was one a mortal have apocryphal stories of an entity called the "Guardian of the Threshold". | | | Other religions tell of massive magical rituals, legendary deeds, or sponsorship by an existing deity that allowed their patron to become a god, but for obvious reasons it is hard to separate truth from fiction here. |
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http://juergen.the-huberts.net/dnd/urbis/deities.html
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| | Deity |
| | Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. | | | Deity and Domination: Images of God and the State in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Deity and Domination, Vol 1). | | | Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship As Contained in the Rig-Veda. |
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http://www.occultopedia.com/d/deity.htm
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| | Feline Deities |
| | She was the first female deity to be created by the primal sun god Atum or Tem, who can also be called Amun-Ra, or simply Ra. | | | He also shared the qualities of many other leonine deities in that he had a fierce and aggressive aspect, when he is shown mauling the enemies of the king. | | | Mahes, also known as Maahes, Mihos (in Greek), Maihesa (the wild lion), Ari-hes and Miysis, was reputedly a god of healing as well as a protector of the innocent. |
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http://www.ladyoftheflame.co.uk/Deities.htm
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| | Gallic Deities |
| | Smetrios was the tutelary deity of the Treveri. | | | The female form of this deity was Artio or Dea Artio, the bear-goddess. | | | Belenus was associated with Irish deity named Bilé (Bile), the consort of the goddess Danu. |
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http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/gallic.html
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| | Deities |
| | Deity revered during Roman times; her name may be cognate with the Irish Valkyrie Nemain, and in fact the Romans seem to have regarded her as having some connection with Mars. | | | She was the wife of Nechtan, a water deity. |
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http://users.adelphia.net/~1vampyregoill/deities.html
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| | CurvedSpace & SeeD |
| | Not every character is devoted to one of these deities, but those who are tend to gain favor and ultimately some of their power. | | | Devotion in the eyes of the deities is personal sacrifice... | | | Perhaps if this land can be found it would shed light on the identity of this deity and its followers. |
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http://www.cspacezone.com/index.php?pid=19
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| | Deity Temple, Room One - Major Canaanite Deities |
| | Some of the confusion is attributable to a late Hellenistic syncretic deity worshipped as Heliogabalus, a blending of Ba`al with the Greek sun god Helios and some Persian deities. | | | ´El is also the king and head of the divine assembly, the council of the gods, although He is not necessarily 'biological' father of all the deities. | | | Another Egyptian god scholars sometimes associate with Ba`al is Ra/ Re, solar god, creator, and sovereign lord of the sky; as Ra-Horakte He is chief god of the Ennead, the nine most high deities. |
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http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2938/majdei.html
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| | Product Spotlight - Deities and Demigods |
| | In this month's exclusive interview, the designers of Deities and Demigods discuss creating the rules for creating gods, worshipping gods, and becoming gods. | | | The first thing I think you'll notice is those statistics for the deities -- not just for the avatars, but for the deities themselves. | | | We discuss roleplaying deities, divine ascension so player characters can become deities, and we provide advice on how often deities should get involved in mortal affairs. |
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http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/ps/ps20020407a
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| | Welsh Deities |
| | Her children represented the tribal deities of light as opposed to the children of Llyr, who were the deities of darkness. | | | Llyr was the father of tribal deities known as the Children of Darkness, as opposed to the goddess Don and her Children of Light. | | | The gods and goddesses in Welsh myths were like the Irish deities, living in Wales, England and Scotland. |
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http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/welsh.html
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| | Hindu deities - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema |
| | Hinduism is a monist and monotheist religion that understands different deities as representing various aspects and principles of one supreme entity, Brahman or parabrahman. | | | Karttikeya or Skanda, the leader of the heavenly armies, who was supposed to have been fostered by the six Knittikas or Pleiades; and Ganesha (lord of troops), the elephant-headed god of wisdom, and at the same time the leader of the dii minorum gentium. | | | In the institutes of Manu the Loka palas are represented as standing in close relation to the ruling king, who is saki to be composed of particles of these his tutelary deities. |
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http://www.egnu.org/thelema/index.php/Hindu_godforms
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| | Yuirwood ~ Deities |
| | Beleghir was the mortal offspring of the Greater Elven Deity, Corellon Larethian; and the Elven Princess, Galadriel Calenbirthe; last of the noble line of House Shannara. | | | Beleghir is not worshipped in place of any racial deity, but rather along side the racial deities. | | | This means they are more likely to choose one of the deities associated with wild growing things - such as Ehlonna and Silvanus from the human deities; or Rillfiane Rallathel and Solonor Thelandera from the Seldarine. |
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http://myth-drannor.net/DlabraddathNet/z-yuirwood/Deities.htm
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| | Deities & Myths of Bealtaine |
| | In places like Aquileia, the deity’s protective aspects were emphasized, while in other spots, his healing aspects were the focus. | | | A frequent practice at such healing shrines was to leave objects dedicated to the god. | | | In Ireland, only his name survives in the name of the summer feast, but we can assume that he was considered a protector of health and happiness and promoter of fertility. |
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http://www.applewarrior.com/celticwell/ejournal/beltane/belenos.htm
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| | Web Enhancements - Deities and Demigods |
| | The Beggar God Erbin, avenger of the downtrodden and god of vengeance, was once a beggar and petty street thief who became a deity. | | | While the book includes plenty of information on advancing characters to godhood, we thought it would be helpful, as you begin to explore the book, to have at hand an example of a recently ascended deity. | | | He can focus his vengeful attention instead on deities, if you want to fit him into an inactive pantheon. |
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http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/we/we20020406a
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| | Deities |
| | deities, and how they fit into your spiritual life. | | | minor deities, as they were told to do. | | | deities fell before, and why you may invoke them now. |
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| | Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods: Over 2,500 Deities of the World |
| | Encyclopedia of Gods is an exhaustive survey of the gods of the world. | | | Jordan has included a chronology of the major religions covered by this book and a "Civilization Index." The Civilization Index is the handiest thing in the world for quick reference when you know the name of the culture but not their deities. | | | You can look up "African," find the subdivision of interest (such as wind, creator, death or lake) and see all the deities that exercise dominion over that realm. |
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http://www.rambles.net/jordan_encycgods93.html
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| | Pagan Latvian Deities |
| | Earth and Water Deities: Laima, Mâra, Ûsins, Mârtins, Jumis, and Jânis. | | | What we know of the Pagan Latvian Deities comes primarily from folkloristic study of these rituals and, especially, of the Latvian folk songs. | | | Here, then, is a a brief listing and description of some of the deities of the pagan Latvian pantheon. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/al2/LatvianStuff/Deities.html
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| | ThiruviNNagara Divya Desam : The Temple |
| | Lord Oppilappan, the main deity, blesses one and all, with His "Panchaavataram" or five forms,viz. | | | Vahanas are splendid mounts, which are used at festival times for taking the utsava vigrahas (deities) in procession. |
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http://www.oppiliappan.org/p167.htm
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| | THE KOJ-IKI |
| | The names of the deities that were born from her feces were the deity Clay-Viscid-Prince and, next, the deity Clay-Viscid-Princess. | | | These three Ocean-Possessing deities are the deities held in reverence as their ancestral-deities by the Chiefs of Adzumi. | | | These two deities are the deities that were born from the filth he contracted when he went to that polluted, hideous land. |
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http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kojiki.htm
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| | God in Hindu Dharma and Representation in Temples |
| | The Hindu Trinity, forms of Gods and Goddesses, the Avatars of Lord Vishnu, the Devatas, Planet and Animal Deities are all presented with their image representation. | | | If you have ever wondered, if Hindus worship one God or many Gods, why do Hindus worship images and icons, why does the God in Hindu dharma have multiple names and multiple forms of God, then this is the where, we hope, you will find answers. | | | The many different deities of Hinduism reflect such an intimate realization of the Divine on various levels. |
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http://www.hindunet.org/god
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| | Myths and Legends - frames |
| | Phoenician Religion describes the deities and religious practicies of the Canaanites, primarily as witnessed by their neighbors, the Greeks and the Egyptians. | | | Ancient Latvian Paganism and Mythology describes the deities of the Latvian pantheon as well as religous festivals on his seachable site. | | | The Gods & Goddesses of the Indo-Europeans - which really is about the deities of the Celts, with a few Roman deities thrown in for good measure. |
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http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html
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| | Medieval Sourcebook: Tacitus: Germania |
| | Mercury is the deity whom they chiefly worship, and on certain days they deem it right to sacrifice to him even with human victims. | | | They consecrate woods and groves, and they apply the names of deities to the abstraction which they see only in spiritual worship. | | | The Germans, however, do not consider it consistent with the grandeur of celestial beings to confine the gods within walls, or to liken them to the form of any human countenance. |
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/tacitus1.html
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| | Kamat's Potpourri: List of Hindu Deities |
| | These deities form the essential core of Hindu belief, regardless of the many schools of belief. | | | Some of the deities listed in the Vedas (Hindu texts believed to be of divine origin): | | | Please remember that a deity might be known by another name or form -- like Goddess Kali is worshipped as an angry form of Parvati; Lord Vishnu is worshipped as both Krishna and Rama; |
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http://www.kamat.com/indica/faiths/gods/list.htm
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| | Celtic World > Celtic Deities |
| | Be sure to see the second half of this FAQ, the Celtic Deity Dictionary, for detailed information on the goddesses and gods themselves. | | | The Celts honored indigenous divinities -- a god that gives structure and meaning to life, and a goddess who gives power and life itself -- but specific names and some attributes varied from tribe to tribe. | | | Many thanks to Erynn Laurie, Alexei Kondratiev, Francine Nicholson, Mara Riley and Lugaid, without whose wise assistance I could not have written this article. |
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http://www.applewarrior.com/celticworld/celticdeities
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| | Pagan News - Pagan News & Information |
| | Note that the Greek/Roman deities are grouped together as Olympians, since many Roman deities were simply renamed from the Greeks. | | | Choosing the right deity or deities can make or break a ritual. | | | Many people will use a more than one - usually a god and goddess, to help balance the energies and increase the power of their magical workings. |
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http://www.pagannews.com/cgi-bin/gods1.pl
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| | Petition of protest over obscene paintings of Hindu Deities |
| | Husain be promptly arrested and severely punished for the crime of drawing pictures of Hindu Deities in a manner that has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. | | | There be a legal ban on exhibition, sale, or purchase of art that is contrary to the Scriptures (Spiritual Science) or denigrating of Deities / Holy symbols. | | | Protest against M.F. Husain's abuse of Hindu Deities |
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http://www.sanatan.org/en/05/Protests/MFHusain/petition.php
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| | Deities |
| | What most people don't seem to realize is that not everyone worships the same way, or even the same deities. | | | Just because one religion is in the majority, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are right. | | | If you need a good laugh, you can memorize several (or all of these for even greater effect) and the next time someone says "Oh, god" you can ask which one they mean and recite the list. |
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http://www.cyberwolfman.com/deities.htm
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| | Deities |
| | Jyothi is not a new deity, but was mentioned in the Skanda Purana. | | | The repesentation in the Sri Meenakshi Temple is as a spirit of flame which is the base for the etching of a sixteen year old girl known as Balambika. | | | Each deity has His preferred mode of transportation. |
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http://www.meenakshi.org/deities.htm
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| | Mesoamerican Deities |
| | These deities, or perhaps more appropriately their types, are among the oldest and most universal of the Mesoamerican gods and goddesses. | | | I believe not just coincidentally, these deities are all associated with the forces of sustenance and fertility. | | | The portrayal of a god as a human is simply how he or she would appear if a person were to embody the respective qualities. |
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http://members.aol.com/emdelcamp/deity.htm
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| | The Witches Way - All are Welcome Here |
| | THis site is my way of expressing my appreciation to my deities and for the fate they have bestowed upon me of sharing my ways with everyone who reads this site or my books. | | | I am not fluffy and neither are the Gods and Goddesses in which guide me on my journey. | | | The purpose of this book is not to tell you “how” to practice Witchcraft, instead it is a means to assist you with “why”. |
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