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belief that many
deities exist, but that only one of
these deities may be
validly worshipped.
Monotheism is the
belief that only one
deity exists.[excessive...
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Hindu deities are the gods and
goddesses in Hinduism.
Deities in
Hinduism are as
diverse as its traditions, and a
Hindu can
choose to be polytheistic...
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antiquity sometimes applied as an
epithet to
deities such as Hermes, Demeter, and Zeus. The
chthonic deities have been
compared to the more
commonly referred-to...
- In Buddhism,
wrathful deities or
fierce deities are the fierce,
wrathful or
forceful (Tibetan: trowo, Sanskrit: krodha)
forms (or "aspects", "manifestations")...
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actions of
deities were
largely the same as
those of humans; they
frequently engaged in ****ual activity, and were
fickle and amoral.
Deities were considered...
- Gr****s also
thought deities guarded specific places: for instance,
Athena was the
patron goddess of the city of Athens.
Tutelary deities who
guard and preserve...
- of
lists of
deities of the
different religions,
cultures and
mythologies of the world. List of
deities by
classification Lists of
deities by cultural...
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Rigvedic deities are
deities mentioned in the
sacred texts of Rigveda, the prin****l text of the
historical Vedic religion of the
Vedic period (1500–500...
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originally Indian deities, such as
Mahesvara (Shiva),
Sakra (Indra), Brahma, Sarasvati, Laksmi,
Marici and Hariti, as well as a few
deities integrated from...
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deity or sun
deity is a
deity who
represents the Sun or an
aspect thereof. Such
deities are
usually ****ociated with
power and strength.
Solar deities...
