...and in American Gods appears at times as a cat living with other Egyptian gods Thoth and Anubis, who now survive as small-town morticians, throughout the
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Varuna and Mitra are the gods of the oath, often twinned or identified as Mitra-Varuna (a dvandva compoun
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...ad perished far from the shores of home, away from the protection of their gods. Other explanations for their origin claim that they are the reincarnated s
...nged deer, isolated from their gods. After committing a single murder, the gods' favor would be restored and the angry soul within the peryton calmed.
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...them." Goibniu, Creidhne and Luchta are referred to as Trí Dé Dána ("three gods of craftsmanship"), and the Dagda's name is interpreted in medieval texts a
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...times, Poseidon had significantly more importance than Zeus. The change of gods was due to the replacement of the Mycenean culture and religion, with a lat
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...hich had no light at all, but which had had great civilisations and mighty gods before ever the reptilian quadrupeds of [[K'n-yan#Yoth|Yoth]] had come into
...com/wri/non-fict/other/family_tree_of_the_gods.html The Family Tree of the Gods]" in the ''The Acolyte'' (Summer 1934). URL accessed on [[April 29]], [[200
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* Hagen, R. Hagen, R. Egypt; People, Gods, Pharaohs, Rose-Marie & Rainer Hagen, (Barnes and Noble Books, New York), c
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...to separate them from the Norns, the similar age-old fates, older than the gods, of a separate Indo-European tradition.
...ar their power extends. It is possible that they determine the fate of the gods as well. In any case, not even the most powerful is willing to trifle with
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...'', a Bran Mak Morn tale by Robert E. Howard mention is made of the "black gods of R'lyeh". Lovecraft was a friend and correspondent of Howard and their wo
...has a dream in which she encounters a temple inhabited by priests of "Old Gods", whose intent is to raise the city of R'lyeh from the depths. She also fin
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...e powerful. Blood is viewed by pagan religions as the sustenance of their gods, maintaining their power and immortality through the sacrifice of humans an
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...It was realized by the gods that only the son born of Shiva could lead the gods to victory over Tarakasuran, Surapadman and their demon companions. They pl
Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against th
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...Apollonios Rhodios's Argonautika. It is also said that Hera, queen of the gods, persuaded the Sirens to enter a singing contest with the Muses. The Muses
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Enki, lord of the hegal the Anunna-gods possess.
in the dining halls of the gods.
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...conjure protective circles against demons, and freeze humans, demons, and gods alike.
...ribe gives him the title of "Handsome Monkey-King". After angering several gods and coming to the attention of the Jade Emperor, he is given a minor positi
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...believed to be the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or the goddesses and gods themselves.
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*Kerenyi, Karl, 1951. ''The Gods of the Greeks'' (London: Thames & Hudson)
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...d from Hebrew 'Chium', an epithet given to several Assyrian and Babylonian gods. Epigraphy does not confirm this etymology. It could also be the demonizati
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...amongst [[Wiccan]]-influenced Neopagans, which unites numerous male nature gods out of such widely-dispersed and historically unconnected [[mythology|mytho
...bulls and goats, sacred stags and ibexes serve as examples. Not all horned gods and their priests were male; [[Astarte]] and [[Isis]] (borrowing an attribu
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...ntually, Daksha held a yagna (a ritualistic sacrifice) and invited all the gods, but not Sati and Shiva. Sati came to the yagna alone, where Daksha publicl
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...rm of enjoyment in a region midway between the earth and the heaven of the gods, or to undergo their measure of punishment in Naraka, the nether world, sit
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