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A triad of gods were usually not considered to be one in the same being, or different aspects of a single deity as in a Trinity or Triple deity. Triads of three closely associated deities were commonly found throughout the ancient world, and in particular in the religious traditions of Ancient Greece and Egypt. [1]
A triple deity is a deity with three apparent forms that function as a singular whole. Such deities may sometimes be referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune, triadic, or as a trinity. The number three has a long history of mythical associations and triple deities are common throughout world mythology.
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Articles relating to triple deities, deities which appear in three forms or appearances. Sometimes referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or triadic, or as a trinity, it is three deities that are worshipped as one.
The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the main rediscoverer and promoter of Minoan civilization, believed that Minoan religion more or less exclusively worshiped a mother goddess, and his view held sway for the first part of the 20th century, with a wide-ranging influence on thinking in various fields. Modern scholars agree that a mother ...
[2] Additional examples of the goddess Hecate viewed as a triple goddess associated with witchcraft include Lucan's tale of a group of witches, written in the 1st century BCE. In Lucan's work (LUC. B.C. 6:700-01), the witches speak of " Persephone , who is the third and lowest aspect of our goddess Hecate". [ 3 ]
In Latin records, this theonym is noted as Triglau, Trigelaw, Trigelau, Triglou, Triglaff, Trigeloff. [2]Information about Triglav comes from three sources, the oldest being Life of Saint Otto, Bishop of Bamberg (Latin: Vita Prieflingensis) by an anonymous monk from Prüfening Abbey, written by 1146, [3] the second source is the 1151 Life of Saint Otto, Bishop of Bamberg by the monk Ebo ...
Vajrakilaya is a significant Vajrayana deity who transmutes and transcends obstacles and obscurations. Padmasambhava achieved realisation through practicing Yangdag Heruka (Tibetan: yang dag he ru ka), [2] but only after combining it with the practice of Vajrakilaya to clean and clear obstacles and obscurations.