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v. t. This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. List of deities by classification. Lists of deities by cultural sphere. List of fictional deities. List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king.
Bear god / goddess; A132.9. Cattle god / goddess; A161.2. King of the Gods; A177.1. Gods as Dupe or Tricksters; A192. Death or departure of the gods; A193. Gods of Dying-and-rising; A200—A299. Gods of the Upper World A210. Gods of the Sky; A220. Gods of the Sun; A240. Gods of the Moon; A250. Gods of the Stars; A260. Gods of Light; A270. Gods ...
599–661 CE. According to the Alawite faith, Ali ibn Abi Talib is one member of a trinity (Ali - Muhammad - Salman the Persian) corresponding roughly to the Christian Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. [ 27 ] He is considered the second emanation of God by Yarsan and the supreme deity in Ali-Illahism. Tan Goan-kong.
During the third phase, in the second millennium BC, the gods worshipped by an individual person and gods associated with the commoners became more prevalent. [17] During the fourth and final phase, in the first millennium BC, the gods became closely associated with specific human empires and rulers. [18]
She was worshipped in conjunction with Demeter, especially in the Eleusinian Mysteries. In ancient art she is usually depicted as a young woman, usually in the scene of her abduction. Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν, Poseidôn) God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes. He is a son of Cronus and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and ...
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. [ 3 ] C.
Ancient Egyptian deitiesare the godsand goddessesworshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient Egyptian religion, which emerged sometime in prehistory. Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians supported and appeased them through offeringsand rituals so that ...
Salacia, goddess of seawater, wife of Neptune. Salus, goddess of the public welfare of the Roman people; came to be equated with the Greek Hygieia. Sancus, god of loyalty, honesty, and oaths. Saturn, a titan, god of harvest and agriculture, the father of Jupiter, Neptune, Juno, and Pluto.