A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and DemonsContaining around 1,800 entries this Dictionary covers, in one volume, all the important deities and demons from around the world. The gods of ancient mythology appear alongside the gods of contemporary religion, and `lesser' mythologies and religions are also fully covered. The author provides an extensive network of cross-references, allowing the reader to draw cross-cultural comparisons. The Dictionary will be an invaluable source of information for anyone interested in comparative religion or the diversity of religious views throughout the world. |
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Aesir Ahura Mazda Akkadian Amitabha ancient Egyptian animals Apóllon appears Asia Minor attributes Aztec Baal Babylonian Bodhisattva Buddha Buddhist bull called Chinese colour connected creator cult Daēvas daughter dead death deities demon Dionysos divine earth earth-goddess Egyptian goddess Enlil epithet equated Etruscan evil father female fertility figure fire function Gallic Germanic goddess gods Greek goddess Greek mythology hand head heaven heavenly Hélios Hérmes Hittite Horus human Hurrian identified immortality Indian Indra invoked Iranian Izanagi king known Kybéle later Latin light live lord lotus Lowalangi Marduk māte moon moon-god mother mountain myth Nāga name means Njörd Odin Old Mesopotamian Originally Osiris pantheon personification popular belief portrayed Poseidon prajñā primeval protective protector queen Quetzalcoatl regarded religion represented revered Roman goddess sacred Šamaš Sanskrit sea-god Śiva sky-god snake spirits Sucellos Sumerian sun-god supposed supreme symbol temple thunder tradition tutelary underworld Vedic venerated Viṣṇu weather-god wife word worshipped Yakṣas Zeus