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| You may encounter figures and events through all kinds of artworks related to myths, but unaware of their background stories. Here is a list of figures in mythologies and religions. | | You may encounter figures and events through all kinds of artworks related to religions and folklores, but unaware of their background stories. Here is a list of different aspects in them. |
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| This page has a sibling: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Philosophical-and-Religious-Texts]] | | This page has and a cousin: [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Philosophical-and-Religious-Texts]]. |
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| == Beings ==
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| |kitsune
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| 狐
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| |fox with paranormal abilities
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| * Japanese mythology
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| * Shintō
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| |oni
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| 鬼
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| |strong humanoid monster
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| * Japanese mythology
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| * Shintō
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| |onryō
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| 怨霊
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| |ghost of vengeance
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| * Japanese mythology
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| * Shintō
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| |tengu
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| 天狗
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| |deity that takes form of birds and monkeys
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| * Japanese mythology
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| * Shintō
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| |yūrei
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| 幽霊
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| |ghost
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| * Japanese mythology
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| * Shintō
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| == Events ==
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| == Figures ==
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| !description
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| !mythology/religion
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| |Abe no Seimei
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| 安倍晴明
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| |onmyōji
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Amaterasu
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| 天照
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| |goddess of the sun
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Ame-no-Uzume
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| 天宇受売、天鈿女
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| |goddess of dawn
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| * Shintō
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| |Ariel
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| <div style="text-align:right">אֲרִיאֵל</div>
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| Ἀριήλ
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| |angel
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |Asmodeus, Ashmedai
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| <div style="text-align:right">אַשְמְדּאָי</div>
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| Ἀσμοδαῖος
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| <div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div>
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| |king of demons
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| * Islam
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| |Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth
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| <div style="text-align:right">אַשְמְדּאָי</div>
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| Ἀσμοδαῖος
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| <div style="text-align:right">آشماداي</div>
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| |Great Duke of Hell
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |Azrael
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| <div style="text-align:right">עֲזַרְאֵל</div>
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| Αζραήλ
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| <div style="text-align:right">عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل</div>
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| |angel of death
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| * Islam
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| |-
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| |Barachiel, Barakel
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| <div style="text-align:right">בַּרַכְאֵל</div>
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| |archangel
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| * Judaism
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| * Orthodox Catholic Church
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| |-
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| |Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub
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| <div style="text-align:right">בַּעַל־זְבוּב</div>
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| |demon
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |-
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| |Belial, Beliar
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| <div style="text-align:right">בְּלִיַּעַל</div>
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| |devil
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |-
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| |Belphegor, Beelphegor
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| <div style="text-align:right">בעל פְּעוֹר</div>
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| |devil
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| * Judaism
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| |Benzaiten
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| 弁才天、弁財天
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| |goddess of all that flows: water, music, arts, love, wisdom, wealth, fortune
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Bùdài, Qìcǐ
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| 布袋、契此
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| |buddha of the future
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| * Chán Buddhism
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| * Zen Buddhism
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| |-
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| |Cāngjié
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| 倉頡
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| |official historian
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |Cháng'é, Héng'é
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| 嫦娥、姮娥
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| |goddess of the moon
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| * Hàn Buddhism
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| |Daikokuten
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| 大黒天
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| |god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Dàodé Tiānzūn, Tàishàng Lǎojūn
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| 道德天尊、太上老君
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| |Grand Pure One
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| * Daoism
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| |Dhṛtarāṣṭra
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| धृतराष्ट्र
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| 持國天、提頭頼吒
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| ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང
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| ท้าวธตรฐ
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| |Heavenly King
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| * Buddhism
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| |Durgā
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| दुर्गा
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| |Mother Goddess; goddess of power, strength and protection
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| * Hinduism
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| |Ebisu
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| 恵比寿、恵比須
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| |god of water, fisheries, business and wealth
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Enki, Ea, Ae
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| 𒀭𒂗𒆠
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| 𒀭𒂍𒀀
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| |god of water
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| * Mesopotamian religion
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| |Enlil, Elil, Ellil, Nunamnir
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| 𒀭𒂗𒆤
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| 𒀭𒂗𒆤
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| |god of the wind, air, earth and storms
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| * Mesopotamian religion
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| |Èrláng Shén
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| 二郎神
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| |god with a third eye
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |-
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| |Fukurokuju
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| 福禄寿
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| |god of the fortune
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Fúxī
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| 伏羲
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| |culture hero
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| |-
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| |Fúxīng
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| 福星
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| |god of fortune
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| |-
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| |Gabriel
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| <div style="text-align:right">גַּבְרִיאֵל</div>
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| Γαβριήλ
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| Gabriēl
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| <div style="text-align:right">جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل</div>
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| |archangel
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| * Islam
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| * Baháʼí Faith
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| |Gaia
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| Γαῖα
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| |Earth
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| * Greek mythology
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| |Guān Yǔ
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| 關羽
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| |military general
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| * Hàn Buddhism
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| |Himiko
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| 卑弥呼
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| |shamaness-queen
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| * Japanese shamanism
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| |Hòutǔ
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| 后土
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| |goddess of all land and earth
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| |-
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| |Hòu Yì
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| 后羿
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| |archer
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |Inari
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| 稲荷
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| |god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Inanna, Ishtar
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| 𒀭𒈹
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| 𒀭𒈹
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| |goddess of love, war and fertility
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| * Mesopotamian religion
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| |Izanagi, Izanaki
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| 伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾
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| |creator deity
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Izanami
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| 伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥
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| |creator deity
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |-
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| |Jīngwèi
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| 精衛
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| |bird
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |Jiǔwěihú
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| 九尾狐
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| |mythical fox
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |-
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| |Jurōjin
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| 寿老人
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| |god of longevity
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Kisshōten
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| 吉祥天
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| |goddess of fortune
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |-
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| |Kuāfù
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| 夸父
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| |giant
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |-
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| |Leviathan
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| <div style="text-align:right">לִוְיָתָן</div>Λεβιάθαν
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| |sea serpent
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |Língbǎo Tiānzūn
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| 靈寶天尊
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| |Grand Pure One
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| * Daoism
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| |Lóngwáng
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| 龍王
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| |Dragon King; god of water and weather
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religon
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| |Lùxīng
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| 祿星
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| |god of emoluments
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| |Māzǔ
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| 媽祖
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| |goddess of the sea
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| * Hàn Buddhism
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| |Michael
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| <div style="text-align:right">מִיכָאֵל</div>
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| Μῐχᾱήλ
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| Michaēl
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| <div style="text-align:right">مِيكَائِيل</div>
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| |archangel
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| * Islam
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| * Baháʼí Faith
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| |Nanna, Sin, Suen
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| 𒀭𒂗𒍪
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| 𒀭𒋀𒆠
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| |god of the moon
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| * Mesopotamian religion
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| |Nézhā
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| 哪吒
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| |protection deity
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| * Hàn Buddhism
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| |Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah
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| 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕
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| 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕
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| |mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers
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| * Mesopotamian religion
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| |Nǚwā
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| 女媧
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| |culture hero
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| * Hàn Buddhism
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| |Pángǔ
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| 盤古
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| |primordial being; creation figure
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Daoism
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| |Raphael
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| <div style="text-align:right">רָפָאֵל</div>
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| Ραφαήλ
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| <div style="text-align:right">سمسمائيل، سمائل</div>
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| |archangel
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| *Islam
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| |Sandalphon
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| <div style="text-align:right">סַנְדַּלְפוֹן</div>
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| Σανδαλφών
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| |archangel
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |-
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| |Sariel
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| <div style="text-align:right">שָׂרִיאֵל</div>
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| Σαριηλ
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| ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ
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| |archangel
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| * Judaism
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| * Christianity
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| |Shàngdì
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| 上帝
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| |Highest Deity
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Chinese Protestant Christianity
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| |Shénnóng
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| 神農
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| |sovereign
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Vietnamese folk religion
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| |-
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| |Shòuxīng
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| 壽星
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| |god of longevity
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| |Shuten-dōji
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| 酒呑童子
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| |demon leader
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Sūn Wùkōng
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| 孫悟空
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| |Monkey King
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| |Susanoo
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| 素戔嗚、須佐之男
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| |god of the sea, storms and fields
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Tamamo-no-Mae
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| 玉藻前
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| |fox spirit
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| * Japanese mythology
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| |Terra
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| Terra
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| |Earth
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| * Roman mythology
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| |-
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| |Tsukuyomi
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| 月読
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| |god of the moon
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| * Japanese mythology
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| * Shintō
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| |-
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| |Uriel
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| <div style="text-align:right">אוּרִיאֵל</div>
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| Οὐριήλ
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| ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ
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| |archangel
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| * Rabbinic Judaism
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| * Orthodox Catholic Church
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| * Oriental Orthodox Churches
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| * Lutheranism
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| * Anglicanism
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| |Utu, Shamash
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| 𒀭𒌓
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| 𒀭𒌓
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| |god of the sun and justice
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| * Mesopotamian religion
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| |Vaiśravaṇa
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| वैश्रवण
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| 多聞天、毘沙門天
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| རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་
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| ท้าวกุเวร
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| |Heavenly King
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| * Buddhism
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| |Virūḍhaka
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| विरूढक
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| 增長天、毘樓勒叉
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| འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ
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| ท้าววิรุฬหก
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| |Heavenly King
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| * Buddhism
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| |Virūpākṣa
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| विरूपाक्ष
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| 廣目天、毘樓博叉
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| སྤྱན་མི་བཟང
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| ท้าววิรูปักษ์
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| |Heavenly King
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| * Buddhism
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| |Xīwángmǔ
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| 西王母
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| |Queen Mother of the West
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| * Daoism
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| |-
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| |Xuánzàng
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| 玄奘
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| |Buddhist monk
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| * Buddhism
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| |-
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| |Yìnglóng
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| 應龍
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| |deity of rains
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| * Chinese mythology
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| |Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn
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| 元始天尊
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| |Grand Pure One
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| * Daoism
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| |-
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| |Yùhuáng, Yùdì
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| 玉皇、玉帝
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| |primordial god
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| * Chinese mythology
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| * Chinese folk religion
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| | {{Religions-and-Folklores}} |
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| !object
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| !description
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| !mythology/religion
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| |-
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| |Kusanagi no Tsurugi
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| 草薙劍
| | {{Traditions}} |
| |imperial regalia
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| * Shintō
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| |-
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| |Yasakani no Magatama
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| 八尺瓊勾玉
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| |imperial regalia
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| |
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| * Shintō
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| |-
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| |Yata no Kagami
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| 八咫鏡
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| |imperial regalia
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| * Shintō
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| |}
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