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Kubera is the treasurer of the gods, and the overlord of the semi-divine yakshas, the guhyakas, kinnaras and gandharvas, who act as his assistants and protectors of the jewels of the earth, as well as guardians of his city. Kubera is also the guardian of travelers and the giver of wealth to individuals, who please him.
Jambhala, also known as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Zambala or Jambala, is the Buddhist deity of fortune and wealth and a member of the Jewel Family (see Ratnasambhava). He is sometimes equated with the Hindu deity Kubera. Jambhala is also believed to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
They had the mongoose as a son. [10] The mongoose was close to his grandfather ǀKaggen. [16] ǀKaggen used to take honey to feed his favourite, the eland. [17] The people were curious as to what ǀKaggen was doing with the honey, so they sent the mongoose to spy on him and find out. [17]
While suggestions that she was conflated with the mongoose deity Ninkilim can be found in modern literature, this theory finds no direct support in primary sources. Her importance declined in the second millennium BCE, but in some locations, such as Ur, she was still worshiped after the Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia in the first millennium ...
In art, Mafdet was alternately shown as a feline or mongoose, a woman with such a head, or such an animal with the head of a woman. [3] The type of feline varies but is commonly interpreted as a cheetah or serval. She also was depicted in her animal form running up the side of an executioner's staff of office.
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae . The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe , Africa and Asia , whereas the Mungotinae comprises 11 species native to Africa. [ 2 ]
Bai-Ulgan and Esege Malan are creator deities.; Ot is the goddess of marriage.; Tung-ak is the patron god of tribal chiefs and the ruler of the lesser spirits of Mongol mythology
The 2011 manga Noragami, which revolves around Japanese mythology, depicts this deity's Japanese iteration Bishamonten as a lady possessing similar traits and equipped with modern weapons. [ 15 ] In the anime Record of Ragnarok , Bishamonten also made a depiction as a fighter of the Ragnarok , representing the Gods.