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  2. Chiranjivi - Wikipedia

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    He was exiled to the realm of Patala (the netherworld) by the Vamana avatar of Vishnu to restore cosmic order, [7] and was blessed with immortality by the deity. Vyasa: The sage and author of the Mahabharata. He represents erudition and wisdom. He is the son of sage Parashara and Satyavati, a fisherwoman. [8] He was born towards the end of the ...

  3. List of people claimed to be immortal in myth and legend

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    Ravana, Ravana is a mythological King in Hindu mythology. Rawana was an ambitious brahmin who went on to lead the asuras or demons on several wars against the gods. He prayed to Brahma for immortality although it was refused by the later. Brahma however gave him the boon that he would only be killed by a human.

  4. Seven Immortals - Wikipedia

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    Seven Immortals / Chiranjivi (Hindu Mythology) This page was last edited on 30 December 2019, at 02:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  5. List of mythological places - Wikipedia

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    [7] Kshira Sagara: A divine ocean of milk in Hindu mythology. Manidvipa: The abode of the supreme goddess in Hinduism. Mount Mandara: A sacred mountain mentioned in the Puranas. Mount Meru: The sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology. It is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual ...

  6. Kalki - Wikipedia

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    Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, [1] is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages in the cycle of existence (Krita).

  7. List of Greek mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    Some late Roman and Greek poetry and mythography identifies him as a sun-god, equivalent to Roman Sol and Greek Helios. [2] Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs) God of courage, war, bloodshed, and violence. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as a beardless youth, either nude with a helmet and spear or sword, or as an armed warrior.

  8. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Amaravati (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    'city of the immortals' IAST: Amarāvatī) [1] is the capital city of Svarga, the realm of Indra, the king of the devas, in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. [2] It is also called Devapura, ‘city of the devas’ and Pūṣābhāsā, ‘sun-splendour’ in the Puranas. [3]