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Owuo, Akan God of Death and Destruction, and the Personification of death. Name means death in the Akan language. Asase Yaa, one half of an Akan Goddess of the barren places on Earth, Truth and is Mother of the Dead; Amokye, Psychopomp in Akan religion who fishes the souls of the dead from the river leading to Asamando, the Akan underworld
In the Puranas and other texts of Hindu literature, the deity Krishna is attacked by asuras and rakshasas sent by his uncle Kamsa, as well as others he encounters and slays in his legends. Putana - A rakshasi who was sent by Kamsa to appear in the form of a beautiful woman to kill baby Krishna by breastfeeding his poison, but who was killed by ...
Gandhari people Ancient Hindu tribes in Mahabharata. Gandharva Rigvedic tribe. Ganesha The god of new beginnings, wisdom, and luck, commonly identified for his elephant head. Ganga A holy river in Northern India, believed to be a goddess by Hindus (see Ganga in Hinduism). Gayatri Mantra A revered mantra in Hinduism, found in the Yajur Veda. Ghanta
A social rationale for the Hindu concept of rebirth in Hell is evident in the metric work of the Manusmrti: a written discourse focused on the "law of the social classes". A large portion of it is designed to help people of the Hindu faith understand evil deeds (pātaka) and their karmic consequences in various hellish rebirths. The Manusmrti ...
Nadijangha - The name of a crane, who was liked by Brahma very much. His story was told by Bhishma to Dharmaraja. Garuda (Vishnu's bird mount) with Krishna and Balarama. Gṛdha Sampati's found by Vanaras. Vultures who were the sons of Aruna, brother of Garuda. Sampati, the King of Vultures, was the oldest son of Aruṇa and a brother of Jatayu.
The term is a combination of chiram, or 'permanent', and jīvi, or 'lived'.It is similar to amaratva, which refers to true immortality.At the end of the last manvantara (age of Manu), an asura named Hayagriva attempted to become immortal by swallowing the sacred pages of the Vedas, as they escaped from the mouth of Brahma.
People in Hindu mythology (6 C, 2 P) R. Characters in the Ramayana (7 C, ...
The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...