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Tutelary gods in Meitei mythology (5 P) Pages in category "Tutelary gods" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect ...
A tutelary (/ ˈ tj uː t ə l ɛ r i /; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept of safety and thus of guardianship.
Tutelary deities, minor-deities or spirits who are the guardians, patrons, or protectors of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept of safety and thus of guardianship.
The true name of the deity was theoretically kept secret, to prevent an enemy from enacting a ritual "calling out" the tutelary and rendering the city vulnerable. [9] If the identity of a deity whose protection was desired was unknown, an altar might be inscribed with an open-ended invocation such as "to the tutelary god". [10]
Itūr-Mēr was the tutelary god of Mari, [23] [4] an ancient Mesopotamian city identified with the modern site of Tell Hariri in Syria, located close to the border with Iraq. [24] He is first attested in documents from the šakkanakku period, [23] roughly contemporary with the Third Dynasty of Ur. [25] His importance outside Mari itself was ...
This is a list of agriculture gods and goddesses, gods whose tutelary specialty was agriculture, either of agriculture in general or of one or more specialties within the field. Each god's culture or religion of origin is listed; a god revered in multiple contexts are listed with the one in which he originated. Roman gods appear on a separate list.
Before Chenghuangshen ("City Gods") became more prominent in China, land worship had a hierarchy of deities conforming strictly to social structure, in which the emperor, kings, dukes, officials, and common people were allowed to worship only the land gods within their command; the highest land deity was the Houtu ("Queen of the Earth").
Goddesses depicted as tutelary deities, guardians, patrons, or protectors of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.