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In Greek mythology, the Keres (/ˈkɪriːz/; Ancient Greek: Κῆρες) were female death-spirits. They were the goddesses who personified violent death and who were drawn to bloody deaths on battlefields. [citation needed] Although they were present during death and dying, they did not have the power to kill. All they could do was wait and ...
The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that explain the origin of their people, the tales of their ancestors and the demons or deities in their belief systems. The tendency to syncretize by overlying older traditions with newer foreign ...
Dewi Lanjar - goddess who rules the North Sea; Dewi Ratih - goddess of the moon; Dewi Sri - goddess of rice and prosperity; Nyai Roro Kidul - goddess who rules the South Sea (Indian Ocean) Batara Bayu - God of wind
Sidapa (Bisaya mythology): the goddess of death; co-ruler of the middleworld called Kamaritaan, together with Makaptan [18] Sidapa (Hiligaynon mythology): god who lives in the sacred Mount Madia-as; determines the day of a person's death by marking every newborn's lifespan on a very tall tree on Madya-as [ 24 ]
In Scandinavia, Norse mythology personified death in the shape of Hel, the goddess of death and ruler over the realm of the same name, where she received a portion of the dead. [9] In the times of the Black Plague, Death would often be depicted as an old woman known by the name of Pesta, meaning "plague hag", wearing a black hood. She would go ...
The Kuntilanak (Indonesian name), also called Pontianak (Malay name), or Yakshi (in Hinduism/ Hindu mythology) is a mythological creature in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is similar to Langsuir in other Southeast Asia regions. The Kuntilanak usually takes the form of a pregnant woman who died during childbirth.
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Bahasa Indonesia; עברית; 日本語 ... Greek death goddesses (3 C, 8 P) L. Life-death-rebirth goddesses (5 C, 11 P) P. Persephone (7 C, 21 P) U. Underworld ...