A tutelary (/ˈtjuːtəlɛri/; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person...
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of Sais in Lower Egypt Nekhbet (Nekhebit) – A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt Nephthys (Egyptian: Nebet-Het) – A member of the Ennead...
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to "decree the fates of mankind". Gudea described them as "Lamma (tutelary deities) of all the countries." While it is common in modern literature to...
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religion of Malaysian Chinese - Peranakans and Chinese Indonesians, "Tutelary deity of Earth and Land" Bhivsen or Bhimal, god of the earth Bhum, goddess...
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Horned deity Imperial Cult Incarnation Master of Animals / Potnia Theron Mother Nature Reincarnation / Rebirth Sacred king Theophany Tutelary deity Legendary...
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Kuladevata (redirect from Family deity)
lit. 'clan deity'), also known as a kuladaivaṃ (Tamil: குலதெய்வம்), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism. Such a deity is often the...
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Horus (redirect from Har (Egyptian deity))
man with a falcon head. The earliest recorded form of Horus is the tutelary deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt, who is the first known national god, specifically...
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Ishtadevata (category Tutelary deities)
devatā, "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favourite deity. It is especially significant...
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Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents...
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Silvanus (mythology) (redirect from Silvanus (deity))
Silvanus (/sɪlˈveɪnəs/; meaning "of the woods" in Latin) was a Roman tutelary deity of woods and uncultivated lands. As protector of the forest (sylvestris...
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