Deities Deities (Allah) The word is the Arabic term for " God". In other languages, it is often used to refer specifically to the Islamic concept of God: see "Usage" below. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allah"
Ayya Vaikundar அய்யா ைவகுண்டர், is a Manu (father, sovereign) avatar (the incarnation of a deity) of the Lord Narayana according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the holy script of the Ayyavazhi religion, officially a Tamil Hindu sect. (See also Ayyavazhi Mythology). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ayya Vaikundar"
A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. They assume a variety of forms, but are frequently depicted as having human or animal form. Sometimes it is considered blasphemous to imagine the deity as having any concrete form. They are usually immortal. They are commonly assumed to have personalities and to possess consciousness, intellects, desires, and emotions much like humans. Such natural phenomena as lightning, floods, storms, other "acts of God," and miracles are attributed to them, and they may be thought to be the authorities or controllers of every aspect of human life (such as birth or the afterlife). Some deities are asserted to be the directors of time and fate itself, to be the givers of human law and morality, to be the ultimate judges of human worth and behavior, and to be the designers and creators of the Earth or the universe. Some of these "gods" have no power at all—they are simply worshipped. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deity"
Many cultures have developed female deities to watch over and promote fertility, pregnancy, and birth. In some cases these deties were directly associated with sex, and in others they simply embodied related attributes. Some examples include Aphrodite in ancient Greece, Hathor in ancient Egypt, the Teutonic goddess Freyja, and Brigit in Ireland. Fertility gods are also present in many other cultures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fertility goddess"
:This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and derived henotheistic forms. See deity or goddesses for details on polytheistic usages. See Names of God for terms used in other languages or specific faiths. See God (disambiguation) for non-religious meanings. ...more on Wikipedia about "God"
Godde is a term that is derived by taking the middle form between the words " God" and " Goddess". The meaning here may be understood in one of two ways: either the universal Divinity is gender-less, or the universal Divinity contains both the male and female principle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Godde"
This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sorted alphabetically. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of deities"
The list of people considered to be deities consists of those notable human beings who were considered a deity by themselves or others. It additionally contains a few, sufficiently noteworthy, examples where the historicity of the person is disputed. In cases like that the name will be put in italics. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of people who have been considered deities"
Okhwangsangje is a deity of Poch'ongyo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Okhwangsangje"
Semitic gods refers to the gods or deities of peoples generally classified as speaking a Semitic language. As Semitic itself is a rough, categorical term, the definitive bounds of the term "Semitic gods" are likewise only approximate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Semitic gods"
Triple deities, legendary persons and mythological creatures (sometimes referred to as tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or triadic), are common throughout world mythology, typically fitting into one of the following general categories: ...more on Wikipedia about "Triple deities"
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