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Aryaman the god of customs, hospitality, and marriages; Bhaga, god of fortune; Vivasvan, the god of the sun; Tvāṣṭṛ, the god of architecture and smithing; blacksmith of the gods; Pūshan, patron god of travellers and herdsmen, god of roads, Dhāta, god of health and magic, also called Dhūti; Vamana avatar of Vishnu
Xanthus, the gods' name for Scamander, the great river of Troy and its patron god. [1] Xanthus, one of the twelve sons of the god Pan who were allies of Dionysus during the latter's Indian campaign. [2] His brothers were Aegicorus, Argennus, Argus, Celaeneus, Daphoeneus, Eugeneios, Glaucus, Omester, Philamnus, Phobus and Phorbas. [3]
19th century engraving of the Colossus of Rhodes. Ancient Greek literary sources claim that among the many deities worshipped by a typical Greek city-state (sing. polis, pl. poleis), one consistently held unique status as founding patron and protector of the polis, its citizens, governance and territories, as evidenced by the city's founding myth, and by high levels of investment in the deity ...
Lord Guan is the patron of military personnel and police, while Mazu is the patron of fishermen and sailors. Tudigong (Earth Deity) is the tutelary deity of a locality, and each individual locality has its own Earth Deity. Chenghuangshen (City God) is the guardian deity of individual city, worshipped by local officials and locals since imperial ...
The meaning or origin of the word "Hanuman" is unclear. In the Hindu pantheon, deities typically have many synonymous names, each based on some noble characteristic, attribute, or reminder of a deed achieved by that deity. [21] One interpretation of "Hanuman" is "one having a disfigured jaw".
Iqbal was the first patron of Tolu-e-Islam, a historical, political, religious and cultural journal of the Muslims of British India. For a long time, Iqbal wanted a journal to propagate his ideas and the aims and objectives of the All India Muslim League .
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This title refers to Ptah as the patron god of the craftsmen. [1] Ramesses II flanked by Ptah and Sekhmet. The office of the high priest of Ptah was located in Memphis in Lower Egypt. The temple of Ptah in Memphis was dedicated to Ptah, his consort Sekhmet and their son Nefertem. [2]