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Muru, a city near Bad-tibira, was a cult center of Ningirima. [10] In later periods, it was also the cult center of the mongoose god Ninkilim and his wife, Nin-Muru. [10] An inscription of Lugalzagesi mentionsNingirima and addresses her as the "lady of Uruk."
Kubera (Sanskrit: कुबेर, IAST: Kubera) also known as Kuvera, Kuber and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism. [1] He is regarded as the regent of the north ( Dikpala ) , and a protector of the world ( Lokapala ).
Jambhala, also known as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Zambala or Jambala, is the Buddhist deity of fortune and wealth and a member of the Jewel Family (see Ratnasambhava). He is sometimes equated with the Hindu deity Kubera. Jambhala is also believed to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
In art, Mafdet was alternately shown as a feline or mongoose, a woman with such a head, or such an animal with the head of a woman. [3] The type of feline varies but is commonly interpreted as a cheetah or serval. She also was depicted in her animal form running up the side of an executioner's staff of office.
The character of Vaiśravaṇa is founded upon the Hindu deity Kubera, ... The mongoose is the enemy of the snake, a symbol of greed or hatred; the ejection of jewels ...
A fragmentary late neo-Assyrian god list appears to consider her and another figure regarded as the wife of Anu, Urash, as one and the same, and refers to "Ki-Urash." [403] Kittum: Bad-Tibira, Rahabu [404] Kittum was a daughter of Utu and Sherida. [405] Her name means "Truth". [405] Kus: Kus is a god of herdsmen referenced in the Theogony of ...
The god of the sea in the Canaanite pantheon from Levantine mythology. Lotan: A demonic dragon reigning the waters, a servant of the sea god Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle. From Levantine mythology and Hebrew scriptures. Leviathan: A creature with the form of a sea monster from Jewish belief and from ...
Wadjet is occasionally depicted as other animal headed beings or depicted as other animals such as a lion, mongoose, Ichneumonidae. Notably the depiction of the mongoose serves as an antithesis to that of the cobra as it is a natural predator. While the Icheumon probably serves as a depiction of Wedjat's role in seeing for Horus.