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  2. Aitu - Wikipedia

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    In Māori mythology, the word aitu refers to sickness, calamity, or demons; the related word aituā means misfortune, accident, disaster. [2] In Tahitian, aitu (syn. atua/raitu) can mean 'god' or 'spirit'; [3] in other languages, including Rarotongan, Samoan, Sikaiana, Kapingamarangi, Takuu, Tuamotuan, and Niuean, aitu are ghosts or spirits.

  3. Al-Qaria - Wikipedia

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    Al-Qaria or The Calamity [1] (Arabic: القارعة, al-Qāriʻah, also known as The Striking), [2] is the 101st chapter of the Quran, with 11 āyāt or verses. This chapter takes its name from its first word " qariah ", [ 3 ] referring to the Quranic view of the end time and eschatology .

  4. Chaos gods - Wikipedia

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    Apep the ultimate evil of Egyptian mythology in snake form; Isfet chaos, disorder, and injustice - opposed to Maat; Nu (mythology) primordial waters Set (deity) was not originally evil, but developed into a hated figure thanks to the invading Hyksos who identified him with their chief god, fights Apep.

  5. Yaoguai - Wikipedia

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    Analyzing the compound word into the two separate words: 妖 (yāo) is a word which can mean eldritch, seductive, or sinister and beguiling, or a being with such characteristics, or strange, weird and supernatural. [53] 怪 (guài) means strange or unusual when used as an adjective, and any monster or strange and unusual creature as a ...

  6. Predestination in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Regarding the non-consensual calamity, misfortune, or affliction,(musiba,([mu.sˤiː.ba] مصيبة)) Ibn Kathir commented about At-Taghabun 64:11 that a calamity is a concept which included within Qadar or destiny, which it could only happened or averted by God's will.

  7. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Takemikazuchi, (建御雷 / 武甕槌) known as a god of thunder and the god of swords. Takeminakata, (建御名方) god of wind, water and agriculture, as well as a patron of hunting and warfare. Toyotama-hime (豊玉姫) was the daughter of Ryūjin and the grandmother of Emperor Jimmu. It is said that after she gave birth to her son, she ...

  8. Calamity - Wikipedia

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    Calamity James, a British comic book character from The Beano; Calamity Jane, a 1953 film based on the person; Calamity Town, a 1942 novel by Ellery Queen; The Calamity, a central plot point for the 2011 video game Bastion; Calamity, a mod for the 2011 video game Terraria "Calamity", a song by Zayn from his 2021 album Nobody Is Listening

  9. Ate (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    It is a god that brings all things to their end. Eldest daughter of Zeus is Ate who blinds all— accursed one; delicate are her feet, for it is not the ground that she touches, but she walks over the heads of men, bringing men to harm, and this one or that she ensnares.