The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. In religion and spirituality, the respiration of the human being has for obvious reasons been strongly linked with the very occurrence of life. A similar significance has been attributed to human blood. Spirit has thus evolved to denote that which separates a living body from a corpse, but can be used metaphorically (she performed the piece with spirit or she put up a spirited defence) where ...

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WI can stand for: Wisconsin, a US state The Women's Institute, a group for British women See also Wi, a Lakota deity. Category: Lists of two-letter combinations ...

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A brownie, broonie (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. He is the British counterpart of the Scandinavian tomte, the Russian domovoi or the German Heinzelmännchen. Customarily they are said to inhabit houses and aid in tasks around the house. However, brownies do not like to be seen and will only work at night, perhaps in exchange for small gifts or food. They usually abandon the house if their gifts are called payments, or if they are offered gifts of clothes (no matter how shabby their own cl ...

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• Brownie elf - Modern culture

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List of Hindu deities - Aspects of Brahma. Prajapati List of Hindu deities - Aspects of Shiva. Mahadeva Prajapati List of Hindu deities - Aspects of Devi. Bhavani Durga Jagaddhatri Parvati Shakti Uma Mahavidya Kali Tara Tripura Sundari Bhuvaneshvari Bhairavi Chhinnamasta Dhumavati Bagalam ...

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Pholtus of the Blinding Light is the deity of law, order, inflexibility, resolution, light, the sun, and the moon. His alignment is Lawful Neutral, and his worshippers may be of any Lawful alignment. His symbol is a silvery sun with a crescent moon on the lower right quadrant. His colours are white, silver and gold. His home plane is Arcadia. Pholtus himself appears as a tall, slender man with pale skin, flowing white hair and bright blue eyes burning with the fires of devotion. He always wears a silky white gown and a cassock trimmed wi ...

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List of Greyhawk deities, List of Greyhawk deities - List of deities associated with humans, List of Greyhawk deities - Greater Powers, List of Greyhawk deities - Intermediate Powers, List of Greyhawk deities - Lesser Powers, List of Greyhawk deities - Demigods, List of Greyhawk deities - Hero-Gods, List of Greyhawk deities - Celestian, List of Greyhawk deities - Pholtus, List of Greyhawk deities - Deities associated with non-humans, List of Greyhawk deities - Greater Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Intermediate Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Lesser Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Demi-Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Hero-Deities

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Celestian is Neutral Good, but his worshippers may be any alignment of good. His sphere of control is stars, space and wanderers. His symbol is a black circle set with seven stars. His home plane is the Astral Plane. His colour is black. Celestian is also called "The Star Wanderer." He has but a small following in the Flanaess, being revered by astronomers, astrologers, navigators, philosophers, dreamers and others who are interested in the sky and the cosmos. Shrines to Celestian are located in the country, away from city ligh ...

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List of Greyhawk deities, List of Greyhawk deities - List of deities associated with humans, List of Greyhawk deities - Greater Powers, List of Greyhawk deities - Intermediate Powers, List of Greyhawk deities - Lesser Powers, List of Greyhawk deities - Demigods, List of Greyhawk deities - Hero-Gods, List of Greyhawk deities - Celestian, List of Greyhawk deities - Pholtus, List of Greyhawk deities - Deities associated with non-humans, List of Greyhawk deities - Greater Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Intermediate Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Lesser Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Demi-Deities, List of Greyhawk deities - Hero-Deities

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List of Hindu deities - Mental son of Brahma. Narada List of Hindu deities - Incarnations of Vayu. Hanuman Bhima Shri Madhvacharya List of Hindu deities - Avatara of Lakshmi. Sita Devi List of Hindu deities - Manifestation of Durga. Chandanayika See also:

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The Gods of Chaos Khorne Nurgle Slaanesh Tzeentch Malal the Horned Rat Hastut The Gods of humanity Sigmar Ulric Lady of the Lake The Emperor The Ancestor Gods Grungni Grimnir Rukh Morngrim Mordred Valaya Hrugnor Alfginnar Azram the mig ...

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List of fictional deities, List of fictional deities - Belgariad and Mallaorean, List of fictional deities - Angel and Buffy Universe, List of fictional deities - DC Universe, List of fictional deities - Discworld, List of fictional deities - Dungeons & Dragons, List of fictional deities - Games Workshop, List of fictional deities - Legend of Zelda, List of fictional deities - Little Big Adventure, List of fictional deities - Lone Wolf, List of fictional deities - Majesty, List of fictional deities - Middle Earth, List of fictional deities - Midlight, List of fictional deities - RuneScape, List of fictional deities - Sealab 2021, List of fictional deities - Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, List of fictional deities - Transformers, List of fictional deities - The Works of H.P. Lovecraft, List of fictional deities - The works of Robert E. Howard, List of fictional deities - Miscellaneous

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Main article: religion. Theories and narratives about, and modes of worship of, gods are largely a matter of religion. At present, the vast majority of humans are adherents of some religion, and this has been true for at least thousands of years. Human burials from between 50,000 and 30,000 B.C. provide evidence of human belief in an afterlife and possibly in gods, although it is not clear when human belief in ...

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Deity, Deity - Etymology, Deity - Relation with humanity, Deity - Religion, Deity - Singular God

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List of Forgotten Realms deities - Beholder Powers. Great Mother: Fertility, Tyranny Gzemnid: Gases, Fogs, Obscurement, Deception List of Forgotten Realms deities - Bugbear Powers. Hruggek: Violence Combat Grankul: Hunting, Senses, Surprise Skiggaret: Fear List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dragon Powers. Asgorath Zorquan Xymor Astilabor Haordmistres ...

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List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dead Powers. Amaunator: Bureaucracy, Contracts, Law, Order, The Sun, Rulership. Bhaal: Death, Especially violent or ritual death. Ibrundul: Caverns, Dungeons, The Underdark, Skulks Karsus: Hubris Leira: Deception, Illusion Moander: Rotting death, Decay, Corruption Myrkul: The Dead, Wasting, Decay, Corruption, Parasites, Old Age, Exhaustion, Dusk, Autumn Tchazzar: Chessenta a.k.a. ...

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List of Forgotten Realms deities, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Other Powers 1, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Over Power, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Greater Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Intermediate Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Lesser Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Demipowers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Racial Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Beholder Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Bugbear Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dragon Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Drow Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dwarven Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Elven Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Faerie Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Giant Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Gnome Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Goblin Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Goblinoid Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Halfling Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Interloper Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Kobold Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Mulhorandi Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Myconid Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Orc Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Scaly Folk Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Other Powers 2, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dead Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - The Dark Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - The Lost Gods, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Beast Cults, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Powers of Sea and Sky, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Other Powers 3, List of Forgotten Realms deities - External links

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List of Forgotten Realms deities - Over Power. Ao: Over Deity List of Forgotten Realms deities - Greater Powers. Akadi: Elemental Air, Movement, Speed, Flying Creatures (N) Bane: Hatred, Tyranny, Fear (LE) Chauntea: Agriculture, Farmers, Gardeners, Summer (NG) Cyric: Murder, Strife, Lies, Intrigue, Deception, Illusion (CE) Grumbar: Elemental Earth, Solidity, Changelessness, Oaths (N) Istishia: Elemental Water, Puri ...

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List of Forgotten Realms deities, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Other Powers 1, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Over Power, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Greater Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Intermediate Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Lesser Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Demipowers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Racial Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Beholder Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Bugbear Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dragon Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Drow Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dwarven Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Elven Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Faerie Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Giant Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Gnome Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Goblin Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Goblinoid Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Halfling Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Interloper Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Kobold Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Mulhorandi Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Myconid Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Orc Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Scaly Folk Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Other Powers 2, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Dead Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - The Dark Powers, List of Forgotten Realms deities - The Lost Gods, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Beast Cults, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Powers of Sea and Sky, List of Forgotten Realms deities - Other Powers 3, List of Forgotten Realms deities - External links

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List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Dwarven Powers. Abbathor, intermediate god of greed Berronar Truesilver, intermediate goddess of safety, truth, home and healing Clangeddin Silverbeard, intermediate god of battle and war Dugmaren Brightmantle, lesser god of scholarship, discovery and invention Dumathoin, intermediate god of exploration and mining Gendwar Argrim, hero-god of fatalism and obsession Muamman Duathal, lesser god of expatriates, urban dwarves, travel ...

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List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Generic Greyhawk Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Greater Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Intermediate Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Lesser Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Demihuman Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Dwarven Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Elven Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Gnome Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Halfling Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Monster Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Major Generic Monster Powers, List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Minor Generic Monster Powers

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It is worth noting that these deities were taken from the Greyhawk setting. There are over 100 deities in the Greyhawk setting and when creating Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition Wizards of the Coast selected a subset to become iconic deities. They selected and altered deities to correspond to "iconic" aspects of core D&D. Certain aspects of the deities were altered to make them more generic - for example Heironeous now favours the longsword rather than the battleaxe. List of deities of Dungeons & Dragons - Great ...

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Some are thought to be invisible or inaccessible to humans— to dwell mainly in otherworldly, remote or secluded and holy places, such as Heaven, Hell, the sky, the under-world, under the sea, in the high mountains, or deep forests, or in a supernatural plane or a celestial sphere—choosing but rarely to reveal or manifest themselves to humans, and to make themselves known mainly through their effects. While a monotheistic God (one god) is thought of as dwelling in Heaven, such a God is also said to be omnipresent, though invisible. Often people feel an obligation to their God. There are others however tha ...

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Deity, Deity - Etymology, Deity - Relation with humanity, Deity - Religion, Deity - Singular God

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The Gods are not explicitly dealt with in the original series, however, suggestions about the occupants of the Ship of Light and Count Iblis indicate they may have been Lords of Kobol. Deities of Kobol - List of Deities. Count Iblis ...

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In the Vedas, numerous hymns are dedicated to Surya, the Sun personified, and Savitar, "the impeller", a solar deity either identified with or associated with Surya. Even the Gayathri mantra, which is regarded as one of the most sacred of the Hindu hymns is dedicated to the sun god. The Adityas are a group of solar deities, from the Brahmana period numbering twelve. The Mahabharata describes its warrior hero Karna as being the son of Kunti and the Sun God. The Ramayana has its protagonist Ram as being from the Raghu Vam ...

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Solar deity, Solar deity - Missing sun, Solar deity - Examples, Solar deity - Chinese mythology, Solar deity - Hindu mythology, Solar deity - Trivia

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The "missing sun" motif is a theme in the myths of various cultures. It may have served to explain any of several natural phenomena, including the disappearance of the sun at night (the Egyptian version of the motif described below is an example), the shorter days during the winter (for example, the Japanese one mentioned below), or even solar eclipses. Most myths following the motif involve the disappearance of a solar deity, through imprisonment, exile or death. Some other tales are similar, such as the Sumerian story of Inanna's descent into the underworld. These may have parallel themes but do not fit in th ...

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Unlike many other cultures, the Chinese do not personify nor worship the sun or the moon. The most likely reason is the heavy influence of Taoism and I Ching in Chinese culture because the moon represents Yin and the Sun represents Yang which are the basis of everything in nature. (See Yin and yang.) In Chinese mythology (cosmology), there were nine suns in the sky in the beginning. The world was so hot that nothing grew. A hero called Hou Yi shot down eight of them with bow and arrows. The world became better ever since. In an ...

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The "missing sun" motif is a theme in the myths of various cultures. It may have served to explain any of several natural phenomena, including the disappearance of the sun at night (the Egyptian version of the motif described below is an example), the shorter days during the winter (for example, the Japanese one mentioned below), or even solar eclipses. Most myths following the motif involve the disappearance of a solar deity, through imprisonment, exile or death. Some other tales are similar, such as the Sumerian story of Inanna's descent into the underworld. These may have parallel themes but do not fit in th ...

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A temple was built many centuries later around the shrine, and several kings have been responsible for building of the temple, including Raja Todaramal. Over millennia, many saints had visited the shrine and offered worship to Lord Venkateswara. Notable among them is Sri Ramanujacharya, who is believed to have installed chakra and conch on the deity after a dispute. The Venkateswara Suprabhatam, being the morning recital of prayers and songs of awakening, is believed to have been written and sung by one of Ra ...

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Venkateshwara, Venkateshwara - The legend, Venkateshwara - Socio-cultural history

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