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Many religions also consider particular sources or bodies of water to be sacred or at least auspicious; examples include Lourdes in Roman Catholicism, the Jordan River (at least symbolically) in some Christian churches and Mandaeism called Yardena, the Zamzam Well in Islam and the River Ganges (among many others) in Hinduism.
Since the river waters are as both inherently pure themselves and having major purificatory qualities, [11] [12] people come to bathe in them, drink from them, leave offerings for them, and give their physical remains to them. The Ganges is said to purify the soul of negative karma, corporeal sins, and even impurities from previous lives. [12]
The goddess Godavari is the personification of the Godavari river. The river Godavari is strongly associated with Rama, who is said to have traversed its banks in the Ramayana. [17] According to legend, the sage Gautama lived near the Brahmagiri hills, and had gained the boon of a bottomless grain-supplying well. His foes led a cow into the ...
A sacred natural site is a natural feature or a large area of land or water having special spiritual significance to peoples and communities. [1] Sacred natural sites consist of all types of natural features including mountains, hills, forests, groves, trees, rivers, lakes, lagoons, caves, islands and springs.
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Shamanic teacher and spiritual healer Dr. Jonathan Dubois has studied hawk symbolism extensively. "The hawk is a magnificent bird, soaring up on the warm air currents and rising above to gain a ...
wife of the river god Spercheios and by him the mother of Diopatre [13] Eunoë: Sangarius River, Phrygia daughter of the river-god Sangarius; she was the possible mother of Hecuba by Dymas [14] Europa: Nile River, Egypt one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus; wife of Danaus who bore him the Danaides: Eurryroe: Nile River, Egypt
Elizabeth Gilbert has returned with an emotionally-fueled new memoir. PEOPLE can exclusively share that the Eat, Pray, Love author will publish a new memoir, All the Way to the River: Love, Loss ...