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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.
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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 ...
Ilaba was a Mesopotamian god. He is best attested as the tutelary deity of the kings of the Akkadian Empire, and functioned both as their personal god and as the city god of Akkad. Textual sources indicate he was a warlike deity, frequently described as armed with a mace.
Nefertem – A god of the lotus blossom from which the sun god rose at the beginning of time Son of Ptah and Sekhmet [24] Neper – A god of Grain [25] Osiris – A god of death and resurrection who rules Duat and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls [26] Ptah – A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the Tutelary deity of ...
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.