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Shvana (Sanskrit: श्वान, romanized: Śvāna), a Sanskrit word meaning a dog, finds repeated references in Vedic and later Hindu mythology, and such references include the following: The female dog of Indra, a Vedic god, is named Sarama, and it is mentioned in the Rigveda. Its offspring became the watchdogs of Yama, Sharvara and Shyama.
David Page (19 March 1944 – 10 October 2024) was a British journalist, historian, media expert, academic, educator, author and policy researcher. [1] He developed a firm interest in South Asia and he extensively engaged in researching South Asian related demographic aspects and political landscape. [ 2 ]
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[8] [9] On the basis that the Kaaba was also Allah's house, Julius Wellhausen considered Hubal to be an ancient name for Allah. [10] [11] [12] The 20th-century scholar Hugo Winckler in turn claimed that Hubal was a moon god, [13] though others have suggested otherwise. David Leeming describes him as a war and rain god, [14] as does Mircea ...
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David Page (1943/4–2024), British journalist and historian; David C. Page (born 1956), American professor of biology; David Perkins Page (1810–1848), American educator and writer, first head of the New York State Normal School; Dave Page (born 1939), American former history professor, now cobbler; David R. Paige (1844–1901), U.S ...
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A Jakaltek tale from the Guatemalan Highlands relates how the first dog witnessed the creation of the world and ran everywhere telling everyone the secrets of creation. Hunab' Kuh, the Creator-God, was furious and swapped the dog's head for its tail and its tail for its head. Now, whenever a dog wants to talk and give away its secrets, it ...