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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
The most popular deity is Murugan, he is known as the patron god of the Tamils and is also called Tamil Kadavul (Tamil God). [67] [68] In Tamil tradition, Murugan is the youngest son and Pillaiyar the eldest son of Shiva. This differs from the North Indian tradition, which represents Murugan as the elder son.
Nabu was the patron god of scribes, literacy, and wisdom. [7] He was also the inventor of writing, a divine scribe, the patron god of the rational arts, and a god of vegetation. [8]: 33–34 [9] As the god of writing, Nabu inscribed the fates assigned to men and he was equated with the scribe god Ninurta.
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 ...
The god Ea, who originated in Mesopotamia, is well attested in Ugaritic theophoric names. [15] According to Dennis Pardee, Ea in Ugarit he should be understood as the Hurrian form of this deity. [146] Ebrimuša ebrmž [261] Ebrimuša was a god who belonged to the retinue of Hebat. [261] His name can be translated as "lord of justice." [262 ...
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Ülgen is described as the enemy of Erlik who is the god of evil and darkness. Ülgen assumes the protectorship of humankind against him. Ülgen assumes the protectorship of humankind against him. Bai-Ülgen lives on the sixteenth floor of the sky above the stars, sun and moon in a golden house.
'Athtar is the god associated with the planet Venus and was the most common god to south Arabian cultures. He is a god of thunderstorms and natural irrigation. As Athtar was considered remote, worship was usually directed to the patron deity of a kingdom/culture. Attested [a] A'im A'im is a god who was worshipped by the Azd of al-Sarah. [8 ...