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- and Mohiniraaj) is an androgynous Hindu deity consisting of Shiva and his ... In Hindu iconography, Ardhanarisvara is depicted as half-male and ...12 KB (1,890 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- , or Hierogamy, refers to the coupling of a god and goddess or their earthly ... relating to the union of the first deity and his or her consort(s ...13 KB (2,025 words) - 23:49, 12 February 2022
- Athirat. She was the consort of the chief deity El and the mother of 70 other ... Asherah is considered a false Canaanite deity and a major source of temptation ...14 KB (2,179 words) - 04:03, 18 August 2023
- Sumerian An = sky, heaven) was a sky-god and the chief deity, who ruled ... the wicked. Although he was the highest god, Anu actually played a relatively ...10 KB (1,744 words) - 21:24, 24 March 2024
- the three names referring to the same deity in different cultural contexts ... There were two conflicting aspects to this goddess: She was the deity ...12 KB (2,015 words) - 03:03, 8 March 2024
- the ankh did not represent a human-like god with the head of an animal ... and other art, often at the fingertips of a god or goddess in images that ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- In later Roman times, Cronus was identified with the Roman deity Saturn. ... in Greek mythology; although Cronus was the god of time among the Titans, ...12 KB (1,860 words) - 20:30, 3 June 2020
- Nanna, also called Sîn (or Suen) was a Sumerian god who played a ... In Mesopotamian mythology, Nanna was the son of the sky god Enlil ...12 KB (1,952 words) - 08:45, 9 October 2022
- she was the daughter of the chief god, "Skyfather" Anu ... until she came to share power with the god Nergal, who became her husband ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- worldview, centered on the supremacy of the god Marduk and the creation of ... corpse. Marduk then reigns as the Supreme Deity. He orders the heavens and ...15 KB (2,485 words) - 18:58, 13 February 2024
- or "Lord of Creatures") is a Hindu god. He is in close communication ... of the Vedic Hindu scriptures, in which one god was temporarily exalted above ...11 KB (1,709 words) - 22:13, 30 November 2022
- she was appointed high priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sîn) in his holy city ... An." As the high priestess of the moon god Sin or Suen (also called Nanna ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 18:54, 13 February 2024
- In Greek mythology, Zeus was the highest ranking god among the pantheon ... influence upon colloquial understandings of God in the Western world. ...16 KB (2,635 words) - 05:54, 13 June 2023
- Indra is the most important deity in ancient Vedic Hinduism and the ... Indra is the most important deity in Vedic Hinduism, and is celebrated ...18 KB (2,879 words) - 20:00, 4 March 2024
- ) is the Greek god of nature who watches over shepherds and their ... Pan was considered to be the god responsible for the adjudication ...15 KB (2,404 words) - 06:26, 18 November 2022
- 039;s flocks that Moses famously encountered God in the burning bush and received ... to water their flocks there, but Midianite male shepherds soon appeared on ...13 KB (2,051 words) - 02:58, 1 August 2022
- objects, natural, or supernatural phenomena. God, animals, the forces of nature ... monotheism scriptural representations of God are replete with human attributes ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
- Hindu goddess married to Shiva (the ascetic god of destruction). She is seen ... woman." Statues and pictures of this deity are differentiated into male ...16 KB (2,503 words) - 08:58, 18 November 2022
- Enki was a major deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in ... Enki was the god of water, crafts, intelligence, and creation. He ...18 KB (3,043 words) - 08:34, 5 February 2022
- quot;) is the primary symbol of the Hindu god Shiva and the main cultic ... an engraved seal depicting an ithyphallic male figure with horns sitting ...15 KB (2,359 words) - 23:15, 18 April 2020
