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| Beings | Concepts | Events | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |
| figure | description | religion/folklore | group | group in Latin script | group in English | |
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onmyōji |
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prophet |
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king of the Underworld; god of the dead and riches |
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god of medicine, healing, rejuvenation and physicians |
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primordial god and personification of the upper sky |
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god of fire |
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lord of wisdom, god of the sky |
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lord of Abhirati |
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पञ्चतथागत
五智如來 พระธยานิพุทธะ |
Pañcatathāgata | Five Tathāgatas | |
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god of fire |
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god |
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creation goddess of the Ryukyu Islands |
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goddess of the sun |
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goddess of dawn |
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Buddha |
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पञ्चतथागत
五智如來 พระธยานิพุทธะ |
Pañcatathāgata | Five Tathāgatas | |
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Buddha |
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पञ्चतथागत
五智如來 พระธยานิพุทธะ |
Pañcatathāgata | Five Tathāgatas | |
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queen of the sea; goddess of the sea |
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personification of necessity and inevitability |
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Ananse |
trickster |
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goddess of love, lust, passion, pleasure, beauty and sexuality |
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god of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, light, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young |
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god of the sun and light, thunder and lightning, healing and plague |
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god of war and courage |
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angel |
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goddess of nature, childbirth, wildlife, healing, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery |
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king of Britain |
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goddess of earth, fertility, love, peace, procreation, sky, and truth |
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king of demons |
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goddess of war, beauty, hunting and love |
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goddess of wisdom, warfare and handicraft |
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primordial god |
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mountain snow goddess |
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moon god |
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angel of death |
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supreme god |
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spirit of forests, animals and patron of hunters |
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god |
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五方上帝 | Wǔfāng Shàngdì | Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |
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one of the two gods escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld |
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god |
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archangel |
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the supreme being and creator of the Universe |
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demon |
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devil |
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Buddha |
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पञ्चतथागत
五智如來 พระธยานิพุทธะ |
Pañcatathāgata | Five Tathāgatas | |
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goddess of all that flows: water, music, arts, love, wisdom, wealth, fortune |
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七福神 | Shichifukujin | Seven Gods of Fortune | |
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devil |
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goddess of the Earth |
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hero |
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personification of force |
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god of the north wind, storms, and winter |
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god of poetry |
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creator of the Universe; god of creation, knowledge, and the Vedas |
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buddha of the future |
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七福神 | Shichifukujin | Seven Gods of Fortune | |
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Buddha |
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eagle god |
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god of wealth |
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god |
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五方上帝 | Wǔfāng Shàngdì | Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |
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historian |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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god |
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god of rain, thunder, and lightning |
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goddess of the Moon |
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settlement protector |
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god |
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五方上帝 | Wǔfāng Shàngdì | Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |
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god |
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चतुर्महाराज
四大天王 จาตุมหาราชิกา |
Caturmahārājakayikas | Four Heavenly Kings | |
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leader of Nine Lí tribe |
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personification of time |
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divinity |
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四不死 | Tứ bất tử | Four Immortals | |
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god of death |
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god of lightning |
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god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war |
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七福神 | Shichifukujin | Seven Gods of Fortune | |
| Dattātreya | दत्तात्रेय | paradigmatic monk |
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monk |
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Buddha; dharmakāya (Hàn Buddhism); primordial Buddha (Vajrayāna) |
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पञ्चतथागत
五智如來 พระธยานิพุทธะ |
Pañcatathāgata | Five Tathāgatas | |
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god of the Sun |
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god |
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goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility, and sacred law |
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god of water |
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goddess of love, war and fertility |
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god of the Moon |
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god of the Sun and justice |
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god |
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चतुर्महाराज
四大天王 จาตุมหาราชิกา / 七福神 |
Caturmahārājakayikas
/ Shichifukujin |
Four Heavenly Kings
/ Seven Gods of Fortune | |
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goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility and the Moon |
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god of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre |
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bodhisattva |
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mother goddess; goddess of power, strength and protection |
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god of rain |
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god of water, fisheries, business and wealth |
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七福神 | Shichifukujin | Seven Gods of Fortune | |
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goddess of childbirth |
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goddess of magic, spells, the moon, the night, crossroads, and ghosts |
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god of the wind, air, earth and storms |
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personification of the dawn |
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goddess of strife and discord |
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god of space |
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god |
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god of death and the underworld |
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god of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit and messages |
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god of love, lust, desire and sex; primordial god and personification of love |
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creator god |
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goddess of the domestic and civic hearth, the home, sacred and sacrificial fire, virginity, family and the state |
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earth goddess |
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god of justice and reconciliation |
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god of the fortune |
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七福神 | Shichifukujin | Seven Gods of Fortune | |
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culture hero |
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god of fortune |
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三星 | Sānxīng | Three Stars | |
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archangel |
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personification of the Earth |
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god of new beginnings, wisdom and luck; remover of obstacles; supreme god (Ganapatya) |
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god of the Earth |
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military general |
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bodhisattva associated with compassion |
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noble woman |
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mountain climber and marksman |
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king of Burgundy |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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god of wisdom, strength, courage, devotion and self-discipline |
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| Hasinaw-uk-kamuy ハシナウ・ウｸ・カムイ [ain] | goddess of the hunt |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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goddess of eternal youth and old age, prime of life, and forgiveness; cupbearer to the gods |
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god |
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五方上帝 | Wǔfāng Shàngdì | Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |
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god |
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one of the two gods escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld |
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personification of the Sun |
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personification of day |
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god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, artisans, metallurgy, carpenters, forges, sculpting, and blacksmiths |
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queen of the gods; goddess of marriage, women, marital harmony and the protector of women during childbirth |
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hero |
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hero |
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god |
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shamaness-queen |
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queen of the Amazons |
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god |
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warrior |
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ancestor of immortals |
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god |
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goddess of all land and earth |
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| Hòu Yì 后羿 后羿 [cmn] | archer |
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| Huā Mùlán 花木蘭 花木兰 [cmn] | heroin |
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god |
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五方上帝 | Wǔfāng Shàngdì | Highest Gods of the Five Regions | |
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god of war and will, lord of the Sun and fire; patron god of the Mexica; ruler of the south |
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hero |
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hare |
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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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king of the devas; king of Svarga; god of weather, lightning, thunder, storms and rain |
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sun god |
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goddess of the rainbow |
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goddess of warfare, health, marriage and love |
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god |
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creator god |
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creator god |
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creator goddess |
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bodhisattva who represents prajñā |
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toad that brings good fortune |
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goddess |
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fox |
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queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and childbirth |
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king of the gods; god of the sky and Diurnal thunder |
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god of longevity |
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七福神 | Shichifukujin | Seven Gods of Fortune | |
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princess from the Moon |
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creator god |
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god associated with lightning, serpents, fertility and maize |
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sun god |
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mother goddess; goddess of time, change, creation, power, destruction and death |
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goddess of the hearth |
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god of victory and war; commander of the gods |
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goddess of fortune |
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personification of strength |
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god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; lord of yogis; Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism) |
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giant |
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goddess of birth and children |
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goddess of rice, agriculture, marriage, love, childbirth, and child rearing |
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giant fish |
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god of war |
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serpent |
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king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty |
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mother goddess; goddess of prosperity, fortune, wealth, power, abundance, beauty and maya; supreme goddess (Vaishnavism); Para Brahman |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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supreme creator goddess |
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childhood goddess |
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sea serpent |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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divinity |
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四不死 | Tứ bất tử | Four Immortals | |
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god |
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三清 | Sānqīng | Three Pure Ones | |
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god |
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god |
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dragon king; god of water and weather |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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god of emoluments |
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三星 | Sānxīng | Three Stars | |
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god |
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god of time, maya, creation, destruction and power |
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three unnamed wise men |
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immortal associated with elixir of life; protector of women |
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founder of the Inca civilisation |
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prophet |
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personification of the Moon |
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god of war, guardian of agriculture and the Roman people |
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mother of Yēšū́aʿ |
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mother goddess |
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四府 | Tứ Phủ | Four Palaces | |
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mother goddess |
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四府 | Tứ Phủ | Four Palaces | |
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mother goddess |
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四府 | Tứ Phủ | Four Palaces | |
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mother goddess |
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四府 | Tứ Phủ | Four Palaces | |
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culture hero, trickster |
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goddess of the sea |
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god |
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god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, merchants and thieves |
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god of abundance and wisdom |
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archangel |
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god |
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goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, the crafts and wisdom |
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god of hunting, war, and of many tribes; the Milky Way |
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god |
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creator god, supreme god and god of the sky |
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hero |
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prophet |
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prophet |
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supreme creator |
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trickster |
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goddess of retribution |
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goddess of mourning, the night/darkness, temple service, childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming and beer |
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god of the sea |
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protection god |
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supreme god |
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goddess of victory |
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| Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah |
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mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers |
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highest god |
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highest goddess |
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goddess of the sky, stars, cosmos, mothers, astronomy and the Universe |
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culture hero |
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god of creation |
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supreme god and sky father |
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personification of night |
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supreme god, eternal sky father, god of the Sun |
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Moon, Earth and sky mother |
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god of fire |
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god |
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god |
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monarch of the heavens, supreme monarch of gods, sky, Earth, Universe |
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god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life and vegetation |
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orisha of storms, wind, thunder, lightning, the dead |
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god of nature, the wild, shepherds, flocks, and mountain wilds |
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primordial being; creation figure |
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god of storms; creator god |
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mother goddess; goddess of power, nourishment, devotion, motherhood, fertility, and harmony; supreme goddess (Shaivism) |
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giant bird transformed from Kūn |
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queen of the underworld; goddess of the dead, the underworld, grain and nature |
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god of the sky, lightning, thunder, war, justice and physical realm |
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personification of fear |
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hybrid creature |
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king of the sea; god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses |
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patriarch, presbyter and king |
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god of fertility, vegetables, nature, livestock, fruit, beekeeping, sex, genitals, masculinity, and gardens |
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god of wind and rain (Kʼicheʼ) |
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god |
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hybrid creature |
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military general |
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god of life, light and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds; ruler of the west |
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god of the Sun |
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primordial goddess, mother goddess, hladini shakti; goddess of love, compassion, and devotion; supreme goddess (Krishnaism) |
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the ideal man; embodiment of dharma |
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heroic outlaw |
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mother goddess; goddess of fortune |
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mother goddess |
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creator and sky god |
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tutelary god of the sea |
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bodhisattva associated with practice and meditation |
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archangel |
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goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech and learning; personification of the Saraswati River |
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archangel |
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goddess of power, marital felicity and longevity |
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archangel |
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personification of the Moon |
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god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence and foreigners |
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highest god |
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culture hero |
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one of the two gods who feed evil spirits to tigers |
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god of longevity |
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三星 | Sānxīng | Three Stars | |
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god of peace, lions, air and wind |
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demon leader |
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one who killed a dragon |
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sailor |
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mother goddess; goddess of beauty and devotion |
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god of time; lord of yogis; the cosmic dancer; patron of yoga; meditation and arts; master of poison and medicine; the supreme being (Shaivism) |
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goddess of children, reproduction, childbirth, mid-wives |
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culture hero |
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monkey king |
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god of death |
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god of the Sun; ruler of the planets |
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god of the sea, storms and fields |
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god of fire; god of protection and war |
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god |
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god |
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三清 | Sānqīng | Three Pure Ones | |
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fox spirit |
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god of Ba Vì mountain range |
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四不死 | Tứ bất tử | Four Immortals | |
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god of forests and birds (Māori); god of beauty and peace (Tahitian) |
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god of weather |
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god of moisture, moist Air, dew and rain |
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supreme god |
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Earth |
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god of providence, the invisible and darkness, lord of the Night; ruler of the north |
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personification of peaceful death |
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folk hero |
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四不死 | Tứ bất tử | Four Immortals | |
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goddess of justice, divine law, divine order, and custom |
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the first man |
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god of rain |
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goddess of the creation |
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god of the creation |
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prince, stateman, military commander |
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patron of the Eleusinian mysteries; founder of agriculture; judge of the afterlife |
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god of the Moon |
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tutelary god of a specific location |
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primary god of war, hunting, cooking, fishing, and food cultivation |
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god |
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god |
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creator god |
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archangel |
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god |
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goddess of newborn children and souls |
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supreme creator |
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personification of the sky and the heavens |
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god that watches over animals |
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god |
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god of the sky, oceans, and water |
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god of air, wind, and breath |
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god |
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god of the Earth, waters, forests, underworld, music, magic, trickery, cattle and wealth |
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goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory |
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goddess of the hearth, home, family, virginity and sacred fire |
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god of death |
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god |
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god |
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god of preservation; god of time; the protector of good; bestower of karma; the supreme being (Vaishnavism) |
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god |
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चतुर्महाराज
四大天王 จาตุมหาราชิกา |
Caturmahārājakayikas | Four Heavenly Kings | |
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god |
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चतुर्महाराज
四大天王 จาตุมหาราชิกา |
Caturmahārājakayikas | Four Heavenly Kings | |
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god of fire, metalworking, and the forge |
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politician and historian |
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creator god |
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creature |
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god of ritual flaying and agriculture, lord of seasons, regeneration and crafts, patron of goldsmiths; ruler of the east |
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mother goddess |
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monk |
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hero |
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archangel |
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eight-head eight-tail dragon |
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three-legged crow and guiding deity |
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Earth god |
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prophet; son of the God (Christianity) |
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archangel |
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god of rains |
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storm god |
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archangel |
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military general |
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god |
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三清 | Sānqīng | Three Pure Ones | |
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primordial god |
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spirit |
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one of the two gods who feed evil spirits to tigers |
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prophet |
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god of the west wind |
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king of the gods; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, Law, and order |
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god protecting the hearth and family |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings |
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immortal |
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八仙 | Bāxiān | Eight Immortals | |
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god of fire and the south |
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hero |
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