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Health Deities
A health deity is a god or goddess in mythology or religion associated with health, healing and wellbeing. They may also be related to childbirth or Mother Goddesses. They are a common feature of polytheistic religions. List of health deities African * Jengu, water spirits that bring good fortune and cure disease * Waaq/Waaqa, sky god that was worshipped by the Somali and Oromo people before Islam and Christianity * !Xu, sky god of the Bushmen of southern Africa who is invoked in illness * Sonzwaphi, deity of healing, Zulu mythology Yoruba and Afro-American * Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers * Babalú-Ayé, spirit of illness and disease * Erinlẹ, spirit of abundance, the healer, and Physician to the Orisha * Loco, patron of healers and plants * Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities associated with healing and fertility * Ọsanyìn, spirit of herbalism * Sopona, god of smallpox Albanian * Dielli, the Sun: giver of life, health and en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asclepius - Project Gutenberg EText 21325
Asclepius (; ''Asklēpiós'' ; ) is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Religion in ancient Greece, Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis (lover of Apollo), Coronis, or Arsinoe (Greek myth), Arsinoe, or of Apollo alone. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters, the "Asclepiades", are: Hygieia ("Health, Healthiness"), Iaso (from ἴασις "healing, recovering, recuperation", the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (from ἄκεσις "healing", the goddess of the healing process), Aegle (mythology), Aegle (the goddess of good health) and Panacea (the goddess of universal remedy). He has several sons as well. He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis and the Egyptian Imhotep. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff similar to the caduceus, remains a symbol of medicine today. Those physicians and attendants who served this god were known as the Therapeutae of Asclepius. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loco (loa)
Loko is a loa, patron of healers and plants, especially trees in the Vodou religion. He is a racine (root) and a rada loa. Among several other loa, he is linked with the ''poteau mitan'' or center post in a Vodou peristyle.Torres, Rafael Agustí. "Loas y Vèvès del Vudú", p. 25 (in Spanish) He is the husband of the loa Ayizan and just as she is the archetypal mambo (priestess), Loko is considered the first houngan (priest). As the spiritual parents of the priesthood, he and his wife are two of the loa involved in the kanzo initiation rites, in which the priest/ess to be is given the asson (sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood), at least in the asson/asogwe lineage. Although Loko & Ayizan are recognized as the first priest and priestess, different lineages in Vodou and different ways of practicing Vodou in Haiti could vary in their approach to these loa. Both are powerful guardians of "regleman" or the correct and appropriate form of Vodoun service. He is similar to the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Tara
Tara (, ; , ), Ārya Tārā (Noble Tara), also known as Jetsün Dölma (Tibetan: ''rje btsun sgrol ma,'' meaning: "Venerable Mother of Liberation"), is an important female Buddha in Buddhism, especially revered in Vajrayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. She may appear as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Green Tara is a female Buddha who is a consort of Amoghasiddhi Buddha. Tārā is also known as a saviouress who hears the cries of beings in saṃsāra and saves them from worldly and spiritual danger. In Vajrayana, she is considered to be a Buddha, and the ''Tārā Tantra'' describes her as "a mother who gives birth to the buddhas of the three times" who is also "beyond saṃsāra and nirvāṇa."James B. Apple, "Atiśa’s System of Twenty-One Tārās", Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, no. 66, Avril 2023, pp. 424-463. She is one of the most important female deities in Vajrayana and is found in sources like the '' Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa'', and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragana (mythology) (1877–1930), Lithuanian writer
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Ragana may refer to: *Ragana (band), an American black metal duo * ''Ragana'' (moth), a genus of moths * Ragana, Latvia, a village in Sigulda Municipality, Latvia *, a mythical being in Latvian mythology and Lithuanian mythology, a witch People with the surname *Šatrijos Ragana Šatrijos Ragana ("Witch of Šatrija") was the pen name of Marija Pečkauskaitė (; March 8, 1877 – July 24, 1930), a Lithuanian humanist and romantic writer and educator. Her most successful works are (''In the Old Estate'', 1922) and ''Irko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aušrinė
Aušrinė ("dawning", not to be confused with ''Aušra'', "dawn") is a feminine deity of the morning star (Venus) in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the Wiktionary:antipode, antipode to "Vakarinė", the evening star. Her cult possibly stems from that of the Proto-Indo-European religion, Indo-European dawn goddess Hausōs and is related to the Latvian mythology, Latvian Auseklis, Greek mythology, Greek Eos, Roman mythology, Roman Aurora (mythology), Aurora and Vedic mythology, Vedic Ushas. Aušrinė is the goddess of beauty, love and youth, linked with health, re-birth and new beginnings. After the Christianization of Lithuania, the cult merged with Christian images and the symbolism of the Virgin Mary. Historical attestation Aušrinė was first mentioned by 16th-century Polish historian Jan Łasicki as ''Ausca''. He described a "goddess of the rays of the sun that descend and rise above the horizon". Folkloric role According to folklore, each morning Aušrinė and her serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulque
Pulque (; ), occasionally known as octli or agave wine, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. It is traditional in central Mexico, where it has been produced for millennia. It has the color of milk, a rather viscous consistency and a sour yeast-like taste. The drink's history extends far back into the Mesoamerican period, when it was considered sacred, and its use was limited to certain classes of people. After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the drink became secular and its consumption rose. The consumption of pulque reached its peak in the late 19th century. In the 20th century, the drink fell into decline, mostly because of competition from beer, which became more prevalent with the arrival of European immigrants, but pulque remains popular in many parts of Central Mexico, however, and there have been some efforts to revive the drink's popularity elsewhere through tourism. Similar drinks exist elsewhere in Latin Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patecatl
In Aztec mythology, Patecatl is a god of healing and fertility and the discoverer of peyote as well as the "lord of the root of pulque". With Mayahuel, he was the father of the Centzon Totochtin. In the Aztec calendar The Aztec or Mexica calendar is the calendar, calendrical system used by the Aztecs as well as other Pre-Columbian era, Pre-Columbian indigenous peoples of Mexico, peoples of central Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the bas ..., Patecatl is the lord of the thirteen days from 1 Monkey to 13 House. The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by Mictlantecuhtli and the following thirteen by Itztlacoliuhqui. References {{Mesoamerica-myth-stub Aztec pulque gods Fertility gods Health gods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ixtlilton
Ixtlilton ( ,"ink at the face", from ''īxtli'', "face", "eye", ''tlīlli'', "black ink", and ''-tōn'', diminutive suffix) in Aztec mythology is a god of medicine and healing and therefore was often alluded to as the brother of Macuilxochitl, the god of well-being or good luck. Ixtlilton was a gentle god, who emanated from an obsidian Obsidian ( ) is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extrusive rock, extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is an igneous rock. Produced from felsic lava, obsidian is rich in the lighter element ... mask which brought darkness and peaceful sleep to children in their beds at night. References Aztec gods Health gods {{Mesoamerica-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahit
Anahit () was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. In early periods, she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE, she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Iranian goddess Anahita. Anahit's worship, most likely borrowed from the Iranians during the Median invasion or the early Achaemenid period, was of paramount significance in Armenia. Artaxias I erected statues of Anahit, and promulgated orders to worship them.. Armenian Anahit and Persian Anahita According to Strabo, the "Armenians shared in the religion of the Perses and the Medes and particularly honored Anaitis". The kings of Armenia were "steadfast supporters of the cult". and Tiridates III, before his conversion to Christianity, "prayed officially to the triad Aramazd-Anahit-Vahagn but is said to have shown a special devotion to 'the great lady Anahit, ... the benefactress of the whole human race, mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prende
Prende or Premte is the dawn goddess, goddess of love, beauty, fertility, health and protector of women, in the Albanian pagan mythology. She is also called Afër-dita, an Albanian phrase meaning "near day", "the day is near", or "dawn", in association with the cult of the planet Venus, the morning and evening star. She is referred to as ''Zoja Prenne'' or ''Zoja e Bukuris'' ("Goddess/Lady Prenne" or "Goddess/Lady of Beauty"). Her sacred day is Friday, named in Albanian after her: ''e premte'', ''premtja'' (). She reflects features belonging to the original Indo-European dawn goddess. A remarkable reflection associated with the Indo-European dawn goddess is the Albanian tradition according to which Prende is the daughter of the sky god – Zojz. Thought to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity, Prende is identified with the cult of Venus and she was worshipped in northern Albania, especially by the Albanian women, until recent times. She features attributes also belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zjarri (Albanian Paganism)
Enji () is the old name of the fire god in the Albanian pagan mythology evidently contained in the weekday name that was dedicated to him – – the Albanian word for Thursday. The Fire – Zjarri – is deified in Albanian tradition as releaser of light and heat with the power to ward off darkness and evil, affect cosmic phenomena and give strength to the Sun ( Dielli, who is worshiped as the god of light, sky and weather, giver of life, health and energy, and all-seeing eye), and as sustainer of the continuity between life and afterlife and between the generations. The divine power of Fire is used for the hearth and the rituals, including calendar fires, sacrificial offerings, divination, purification, and protection from big storms and other potentially harmful events. Fire worship and rituals are associated with the cult of the Sun ( Dielli), the cult of the hearth ( vatër) and the ancestor, and the cult of fertility in agriculture and animal husbandry. Fire ritua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dielli (Albanian Paganism)
Dielli ( Albanian indefinite form Diell), the Sun, holds the primary role in Albanian pagan customs, beliefs, rituals, myths, and legends. Albanian major traditional festivities and calendar rites are based on the Sun, worshiped as the god of light, sky and weather, giver of life, health and energy, and all-seeing eye. In Albanian tradition the fire – '' zjarri'', evidently also called with the theonym Enji – worship and rituals are particularly related to the cult of the Sun. Ritual calendar fires or bonfires are traditionally kindled before sunrise in order to give strength to the Sun and to ward off evil. Many rituals are practiced before and during sunrise, honoring this moment of the day as it is believed to give energy and health to the body. As the wide set of cultic traditions dedicated to him indicates, the Albanian Sun-god appears to be an expression of the Proto-Indo-European Sky-god ( Zot or Zojz in Albanian). Albanians were firstly described in written source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
