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Kubera is the treasurer of the gods, and the overlord of the semi-divine yakshas, the guhyakas, kinnaras and gandharvas, who act as his assistants and protectors of the jewels of the earth, as well as guardians of his city. Kubera is also the guardian of travelers and the giver of wealth to individuals, who please him.
Ningirima was a Mesopotamian goddess associated with incantations, attested already in the Early Dynastic period.She was also associated with snakes, fish and water. According to the god list An = Anum and other sources, she was regarded as a sister o
Jambhala, also known as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Zambala or Jambala, is the Buddhist deity of fortune and wealth and a member of the Jewel Family (see Ratnasambhava). He is sometimes equated with the Hindu deity Kubera. Jambhala is also believed to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family has two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae . The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to southern Europe , Africa and Asia , whereas the Mungotinae comprises 11 species native to Africa. [ 2 ]
In art, Mafdet was alternately shown as a feline or mongoose, a woman with such a head, or such an animal with the head of a woman. [3] The type of feline varies but is commonly interpreted as a cheetah or serval. She also was depicted in her animal form running up the side of an executioner's staff of office.
They include the deified hero Lugalbanda and his wife Ninsun, [111] Lugal-Marada, the tutelary god of Marad, [65] the mongoose deity Ninkilim, [112] the agricultural god Urash (his court includes Lagamal, in other lists present among underworld deities), [113] Nitaḫ, [109] the war god Zababa (whose section also includes Nergal's sukkal Ugur ...
The 2011 manga Noragami, which revolves around Japanese mythology, depicts this deity's Japanese iteration Bishamonten as a lady possessing similar traits and equipped with modern weapons. [ 15 ] In the anime Record of Ragnarok , Bishamonten also made a depiction as a fighter of the Ragnarok , representing the Gods.
Bai-Ulgan and Esege Malan are creator deities.; Ot is the goddess of marriage.; Tung-ak is the patron god of tribal chiefs and the ruler of the lesser spirits of Mongol mythology