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Kabigat (Bontok mythology): the goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting [6]; Bulan (Ifugao mythology): the moon deity of the night in charge of nighttime [7]
Ketu (Sanskrit: केतु, IAST: Ketú) is the descending (i.e. 'south') lunar node in Vedic, or Hindu astrology. [2] [3] [4] Personified as a deity, Rahu and Ketu are considered to be the two halves of the immortal asura (demon) Svarbhanu, who was beheaded by the god Vishnu.
A lunar node is either of the two orbital nodes of the Moon; that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic. The ascending (or north) node is where the Moon moves into the northern ecliptic hemisphere, while the descending (or south) node is where the Moon enters the southern ecliptic hemisphere.
The lunar nodes (aka the Nodes of Destiny or the Nodes of Fate) are the points in the sky where the Moon and Sun cross paths. This happens a few times a year, during which we experience the ...
The North and South Nodes, also known as the Lunar nodes, are points in the astrological chart that reveal your patterning, path and purpose. You might’ve seen these cosmic points described as ...
Lord: Ketu (South lunar node) Symbol : Horse's head; Deity : Ashvins, the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods; Indian zodiac: 0° - 13°20' Mesha; Western zodiac 23°46 Aries - 7°06' Taurus; 2 Bharani - भरणी "the bearer" 35, 39 "Lilii Borea", and 41 Arietis: Lord: Shukra (Venus) Symbol: Yoni, the female organ of reproduction
Set represented the moon in the ancient Egyptian calendar. [5] In Bakongo religion, the earth and moon goddess Nzambici is the female counterpart of the sun god Nzambi Mpungu. [6] Metztli, Coyolxauhqui and Tēcciztēcatl are all lunar deities in the Aztec religion. Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxāuhqui (Coyolxauhqui Stone, c. 1473 CE)
Astrological leader: Ketu (South lunar node) Symbol: Bunch of roots tied together, elephant goad; Deity: Nirrti, goddess personifying death, decay, sorrow, as well as the peak of material achievement and the beginning of the spiritual impulse; Indian zodiac: 0° – 13° 20′ Sagittarius; Tropical zodiac: 26° Sagittarius – 9° 20 ...