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The Twenty-Four Protective Deities or the Twenty-Four Devas (Chinese: 二十四諸天; pinyin: Èrshísì Zhūtiān), sometimes reduced to the Twenty Protective Deities or the Twenty Devas (Chinese: 二十諸天; pinyin: Èrshí Zhūtiān), are a group of dharmapalas in Chinese Buddhism who are venerated as defenders of the Buddhist dharma.
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.
Galeru, rainbow snake in Arnhem Land mythology who swallowed the Djanggawul; Garkain the Recluse, predatory being whose victim's souls are forced to forever wander the vast jungles of their final resting place; Inapertwa in Arrernte mythology, simple ancestral beings formed into all plants, birds, animals and later humans
The Wild Hunt of Odin (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo, depicting the Wild Hunt of European folklore. A hunting deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with the hunting of animals and the skills and equipment involved. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
A list of 72 angels of the 9 choir orders, with esoteric meaning related to the names of God Selaphiel: Sealtiel, Selatiel Christianity Archangel Patron saint of prayer and worship Seraph (type) [note 1] Seraphim (plural) Christianity, Islam, Judaism (type) Seraphiel [19] Christianity, Judaism Seraph Protector of Metatron, chief of seraphim ...
Maahes – name means "he who is true beside her" Matit – A funerary cat goddess who had a cult center at Thinis; Mehit – depicted as a reclining lioness with three bent poles projecting from her back; Menhit; Pakhet; Repyt; Sekhmet – warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing; Seret – A lioness goddess possibly originally from Libya ...
A different bird with the same name is present in Kapampangan mythology, where it is the winged assistant of the god Aring Sinukuan. It is represented by a giant eagle and believed to be the bringer of storms. [57] Garuda; Kinara - Winged beings that gentle, loyal, and subservient creatures. They are depicted as having a beautiful face, and the ...