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Sky Father: Encyclopedia II - Religion - Etymology

The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from Latin re (again) + legio (read), referring to the repetition of scripture. treating carefully--from Latin relegere (Cicero's interpretation) 'to go over again' or to carefully ponder. re-connection to the divine--from Latin re (again) + ligare (to connect, as in English ligament). This interpretation is favoured by m ...

Sky Father: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary on GREAT FATHER

GREAT FATHER - the chief deity during patriarchal times; or masculine heavenly or sky god. (NAD)

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Sky Father: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Dyaus

Dyaus (Sanskrit) (nominative of div, Dyu heaven, sky from div day, brightness from the verbal root div to shine)

Heaven, sky; in the Vedas the sky was regarded as descending in three divisions, named from below upwards avama, madhyama, and uttama or tritiya. The sky was designated the father (dyaush-pita); the earth, the mother (dyava-prithivi); and ushas (dawn) the daughter. The term stands for "the unrevealed Deity, or that which reveals Itself only as light and the bright day -- metaphorically" (TG 97).

Sky Father: Pagan Wicca Dictionary on God, The

God, The - Loving father to all and the perfect compliment to the Goddess. He is viewed as co-creator of the universe. Often Identified with the sun, sky deserts, forests, agriculture, and wild animals. not to be confused with the monotheistic Christian concept of 'God' he is part of a pair.

(See also: God, The, Pagan, Wicca Pagan Dictionary)

Sky Father: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Earthmother

Earthmother

1) Feminine goddess, partner in a divine pair with father sky.

2) The earth as a manifestion of consciousness and as an object of ritual and adoration.

3) Eve, Isis, ect.

Sky Father: Paganism Pagan Dictionary on GNOMES

GNOMES: An "entity" or "elemental" that dwells in the plane of Earth or is associated with the EARTH Element.### GOD, THE: Loving father to all and the perfect compliment to the Goddess. He is viewed as co-creator of the universe. Often identified with the sun, sky deserts, forests, agriculture, and wild animals. not to be confused with the monotheistic Christian concept of 'God' he is part of a pair.

(See also: GNOMES, Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)

Sky Father: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Jupiter

Jupiter

(derived from Hebrew "Jah"-God and Latin "Pater"-Father) Supreme divinity of the ancient Romans.

Originally a native Italian sky god identified with Zeus, Jupiter controlled weather changes, rain, and storms.

Maintaining the sanctity of treaties and oaths, he was the chief protector of Rome; he was worshiped by magistrates entering office and by generals returning victorious.

Sky Father: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Jupiter

Jupiter

(derived from Hebrew "Jah"-God and Latin "Pater"-Father) Supreme divinity of the ancient Romans.

Originally a native Italian sky god identified with Zeus, Jupiter controlled weather changes, rain, and storms.

Maintaining the sanctity of treaties and oaths, he was the chief protector of Rome; he was worshiped by magistrates entering office and by generals returning victorious.

Sky Father: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Zeus

Zeus:

Originally an Indo-European sky god, the most powerful of the Greek gods, the ruler of heaven and earth, lord of the sky, god of thunder and lightning, king of the gods, and known to the Romans as Jupiter, is usually depicted as a great bearded figure carrying a thunderbolt.

He obtained his power by overthrowing his father Cronus and the Titans and rules from Mt. Olympus. Notorious for his affairs with human women, Zeus often changed his appearance to seduce them, despite his marriage to Hera. He fathered many other gods with the Titans and other goddesses. The twins Apollo and Artemis were his children by a Titan named Leto. She had given birth to them on the island of Delos, where Hera had chased her in a fit of jealousy.

Zeus' favorite daughter was Athena, goddess of wisdom. She had sprung from his head fully grown and fully armed, wearing a shining helmet and a glimmering robe. Zeus's son Hephaestus had split open his father's head with an axe so that Athena could leap out. When it was time to man to be created, Zeus gave this important work to Prometheus and Epimetheus, the two Titans who had helped him in his battle against Cronus and the other Titans. Zeus also gave them the task of providing men and animals gifts that would insure their survival.

For giving men fire, Prometheus was punished by Zeus, who chained him to a rock in the Caucasus mountains, where a vulture would eat his ever-growing liver for eternity.

Sky Father: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Ukko

Ukko (Finnish) [cf Magyar agg old, an old being, grandfather]

The highest god in the mythological hierarchy of the ancient Finns -- the Suomilainen (fen-dwellers), as they called themselves. Ukko was represented as dwelling in Jumala (thunder-home) in the sky: seated on a cloud he bore the heavens on his shoulders. Snow, hail, ice, wind, and rain, sunshine and clouds are due to his activities; thus he is termed the leader of the clouds, the god of breezes, father of the heavens. He is most often depicted like the Scandinavian Thor, swinging a hammer amidst the thunder and lightning, his robe sparkling with fire, striking down evil beings on the mountains.

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