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Hellenic Pantheon
by Obsidian [68 words] |
| |  | "The blending of Latin with Hellenic elements was extreme, and produced a long series of Divinities with virtually identical..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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An
by Obsidian [51 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) A primordial sky-god, regarded as the creator of the world and progenitor or ancestor of all the Gods who followed Him...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Venus - The Sweet Goddess of Love
by Anja Heij [530 words] |
| | | "A soft, tender world in which we intimately relate to the persons and objects we love, a world where rejection is replaced by an..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Ea
by Obsidian [32 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) The later version of Enki (I). His functions and attributes closely parallel the earlier divinity, although..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Ki
by Obsidian [32 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) A primordial being representing Earth in some traditions, wife of An in one version of the tales surrounding the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Aphrodite
by Obsidian [66 words] |
| | | "(foam-born) Daughter, after a fashion, of Kronos (she is said to have emerged from the sea following his dismemberment by Zeus: his..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Greek |
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Amphitrite
by Obsidian [10 words] |
| | | "(third encircler) Daughter of Nereus, by Doris, and wife of Poseidon...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Greek |
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Jupiter
by Obsidian [70 words] |
| | | "Lord of the Universe, and King of Heaven. As with nearly all Aryan Gods of Sovereignty, He is a sky-lord, and his chief instrument..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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The Horned God in India and Europe
by Neil MacGregor Campbell [3433 words] |
| | | "Of all of the Gods that we honor in Paganism today probably the most revered is the Horned God, in the shape and form of Cernunnos...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Indic |
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Nemetona
by Obsidian [38 words] |
| | | "(she of the sacred grove). Gaulish. A Continental Deity revered during Roman times; her name may be cognate with the Irish Valkyrie..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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Nemetona
by Obsidian [38 words] |
| | | "(she of the sacred grove). Gaulish. A Continental Deity revered during Roman times; her name may be cognate with the Irish Valkyrie..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Lares, The
by Obsidian [48 words] |
| | | "A set of household Gods worshipped by nearly everyone. They were said to be the offspring of Mercurius by Larunda, an Etruscan..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Lupercus
by Obsidian [24 words] |
| | | "God of wolves, significant to Romans in that the mythological founders of the Roman Nation (Romulus and Remus) were suckled by a..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Mercurius
by Obsidian [73 words] |
| | | "The Messenger and Herald of the Gods, He also had responsibility for travelers and roadways. Similar in many ways to the Hellenic..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Libitina
by Obsidian [50 words] |
| | | "Goddess of death or, more specifically, recipient and custodian of corpses. Her priests were needed in order to ritually purify a..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Rosmerta
by Obsidian [43 words] |
| | | "Gaulish/Continental. A Celtic Goddess whose name has not survived, except for Her Latin nomen, which means "Good Provider"..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Sarapis
by Obsidian [40 words] |
| | | "Helleno-Egyptian. A synchretic Deity introduced into Egypt from Macedonia as an aspect of Osiris and a symbol of rebirth, Sarapis..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Ataecina
by Obsidian [9 words] |
| | | "Iberian An underworld Goddess often conflated by Romans as Proserpina...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Libertas
by Obsidian [36 words] |
| | | "Goddess of freedom. She is always seen wearing a freedman's cap, as does the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, a figure which..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Arduinna
by Obsidian [37 words] |
| | | "Gaulish An Artemis/Diana-like figure, the tutelary Goddess of the Ardennes Forest region. She seems to be a particular protectress..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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Isis
by Obsidian [86 words] |
| | | "Egyptian. Also widely known as Stella Maris (Star of the Sea). She is the very well known Egyptian Goddess associated with rebirth..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Pluto
by Obsidian [66 words] |
| | | "A cthonic Deity, Lord of the Underworld and Ruler of the Dead. In many ways identical to the Hellenic Hades, Pluto also was wed to..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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Ancamna
by Obsidian [25 words] |
| | | "Gaulish. A Goddess known from inscriptions in the Moselle valley, near Trier. Apparently recognized as a Consort to a divinity..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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