Search results for "God (male deity)" - New World Encyclopedia
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- In Greek mythology, Ares, the Olympian god of war, was the son of ... Athena was also considered to be a war deity, Athena's stance was ...9 KB (1,454 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- Ch. 1: Cyrus the Great of Persia, inspired by God, permits the Israelites ... is stated as 42,360, besides 7,337 male and female slaves and 200 singers. ...13 KB (2,057 words) - 07:29, 17 November 2023
- a frightening, blood-thirsty and ferocious deity; yet, in spite of her seemingly ... associated with the powerful Hindu God Shiva. ==Etymology== ...16 KB (2,597 words) - 17:12, 14 May 2024
- El" which means "vineyards of God." In ancient times it ... 400 prophets of Ashera, to decide which deity was more powerful. Underlying ...10 KB (1,644 words) - 01:44, 11 March 2023
- and perhaps the most important Shinto deity (神 kami). Her name, Amaterasu ... the kami (gods). Her triumph over the storm god, Susano-O, secured her place ...14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:45, 24 July 2023
- Yahweh (יהוה) (ya•'we) is the primary Hebrew name of God ... , many modern Protestant Christians read God's name as Jehovah. ...25 KB (4,138 words) - 10:00, 22 May 2023
- Hêphaistos) was the Greek god of fire, metals and metallurgy, and ... #039; became associated with the volcano god Adranus (of Mount Etna) and ...15 KB (2,287 words) - 13:45, 9 February 2022
- and celebratory rites dedicated to the Roman god Bacchus (a variant of the ... Bacchus was the Roman characterization of the Greek Dionysus, a deity ...10 KB (1,570 words) - 05:25, 26 August 2023
- quot;) refers to a group of low-ranking male nature dieties that appear ... The term gandharva also came to denote an entire race of male nature ...9 KB (1,445 words) - 07:26, 2 April 2008
- known as the consort of Brahma, the god of creation. Yet, despite ... literature, and is considered the patron deity of rain. For example, verse ...16 KB (2,489 words) - 03:27, 23 December 2022
- Athena that Minerva gained her role as a deity of war and combat. Like Athena ... Minerva as the daughter of the supreme sky god Jupiter (cognate with the ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- father, no sexual intercourse, and no male seed in any form. The Gospel ... offspring. It is seen as the result of God's direct intervention ...30 KB (4,795 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- wooden pillar symbolizing the presence of a deity, and sometimes a sacred tree ... and the exclusive place of sacrifice to the Hebrew God. ...15 KB (2,332 words) - 22:24, 2 May 2024
- Islam, or Lamaism. It centers around the deity Tengri (also Tangri, Tangra ... The other deities were Umai (a life-giving deity), Erlik (god of the ...26 KB (4,249 words) - 06:07, 27 February 2023
- Polytheism (from the Greek: polus, many, and theos, god) refers to ... (the acknowledgment of one supreme god among a pantheon), monaltry ...32 KB (4,963 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- The Trimurti (meaning "three forms" of God), also known ... Rg Veda, where the earliest expression of god in three aspects is found ...22 KB (3,588 words) - 17:21, 2 May 2023
- monotheism, akin to the conceptualization of God in the Abrahamic traditions ... quot; are integral parts of the name for God, which were conjoined as Ahuramazda ...19 KB (2,918 words) - 16:30, 30 December 2021
- and fertility), and is seen as the god of wind, of arable land along ... As a Norse deity, Njord belonged to a complex religious, mythological ...22 KB (3,533 words) - 02:30, 16 November 2022
- In the mythic cosmos, Horus was most notably seen as a sky god, which ... As an Egyptian deity, Horus belonged to a complex religious, mythological ...25 KB (3,894 words) - 18:16, 7 February 2024
- seen as the daughter/consort of Ra (the Sun God worshiped in that region) ... As an Egyptian deity, Bast belonged to a complex religious, mythological ...21 KB (3,284 words) - 11:08, 20 September 2023
