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Bulan (Pangasinense mythology): the merry and mischievous moon god, whose dim palace was the source of the perpetual light which became the stars; guides the ways of thieves [11] Wife of Mangetchay (Kapampangan mythology): wife of Mangetchay who gave birth to their daughter whose beauty sparked the great war; lives in the Moon [ 12 ]
Lunar symbolism dominates his iconography. The god is usually shown with the horns of a crescent emerging from behind his shoulders, and he is described as the god presiding over the (lunar) months. [2] Strabo describes Mēn as a local god of the Phrygians. Mēn may also be influenced by the Zoroastrian lunar divinity Mah. [3]
Male deities associated with the Moon ... Pages in category "Lunar gods" ... Sin (mythology) Sun and Moon (Inuit myth) T. Ta'lab;
The original Proto-Indo-European lunar deity, *Meh₁not appears to have been male, with many possible derivatives including the Homeric figure of Menelaus. [citation needed] Cultures with male moon gods often feature sun goddesses. An exception is Hinduism and Philippine animism featuring both male and female aspects of the solar divine.
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Lunar gods (4 C, 48 P) T. Lunar temples (8 P) Pages in category "Lunar deities" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... (mythology) This page ...
In both the third Nyaish as well as in the seventh Yasht, the 'moon' more commonly spoken of is the physical moon. In these hymns, the phases of the moon are described at length. Ahura Mazda is described to be the cause of the moon's waxing and waning, and the Amesha Spentas evenly distribute the light of the moon over the earth. [2]
In Cook Islands mythology, Avatea (also known as Vatea; meaning 'noon' or 'light') [1] [2] was a lunar deity and the father of gods and men in Mangaian myth of origin. His eyes were thought to be the Sun and the Moon; [3] he was also known as the god of light. [4]