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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains ...
Sūrya the "Sun" god, also called Pratyūsha, ("break of dawn", but often used to mean simply "light"), the Saura sect worships Sūrya as their chief deity, also called Anshuman, Soma the "Moon" god, also called Chandra. Nakshatrani, also called Dhruva or motionless polestar (Polaris) and Prabhasa.
In Hinduism, the term demigod is used to refer to deities who were once human and later became devas (gods). There are two notable demigods in Vedic Scriptures: Nandi (the divine vehicle of Shiva), and Garuda (the divine vehicle of Vishnu). [19] Examples of demigods worshiped in South India are Madurai Veeran and Karuppu Sami.
Yāska, the earliest known language scholar of India (c. 500 BCE), notes Wilkins, mentions that there are three deities (Devas) according to the Vedas, "Agni (fire), whose place is on the earth; Vayu (wind), whose place is the air; and Surya (sun), whose place is in the sky". [102]
Asuras (Classical Tibetan: ལྷ་མིན, romanized: lha min; simplified Chinese: 阿修罗; traditional Chinese: 阿修羅; pinyin: āxiūluó; Japanese: 阿修羅, romanized: ashura, asura) are a type of supernatural beings (anti-gods, demigods, or non-god titans) in traditional Buddhist cosmology and a realm of rebirth based on one's ...
Sampati (Sanskrit: सम्पाती; IAST: Sampāti) is a demigod in Hinduism. He is the elder son of Aruna. He is the elder brother of Jatayu. [2] He has the form of either a vulture or an eagle. Sampati lost his wings when he was young. According to the Brahma Purana, Sampati has a swift and well-known son Babhru.
Articles relating to demigods, minor deities, or mortals or immortals who are the offspring of a god and a human, or figures who have attained divine status after death. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Jagannatha (Odia: ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, romanized: Jagannātha, lit. 'Lord of the Universe'; formerly English: Juggernaut) is a deity worshipped in regional Hindu traditions in India as part of a triad along with his (Krishna's) brother Balabhadra, and sister, Subhadra.