World Mythology

The Japanese god of the morning sun. He also guards over the health of little children.

The kami of fire who is worshiped for protection from fire at Akiba-san hongu akiba jinka, a shrine at Mt. Akiba in Shizuoka (said to have been founded in 709 CE). Fire dances, called hi-no-mai, are performed at this shrine on December 16th by priests whirling flaming torches. Cp. Kagutsuchi.

The personification of evil in the kali-yuga, one of the four ages of the world.

An epithet of Devi in her mild form as the yellow or brilliant one. She is the good-hearted mother goddess. Gauri (”fair”, “white”) is also known as Parvati and Uma the consort of Lord Shiva. She is depicted with a bowl of rice and a spoon.
It is sometimes an epithet for Varunani, wife of Varuna. [...]

A Hindu goddess, consort of Yama.

“Boundless Light.” One of the most important and popular buddhas of the Mahayana (one of the two great schools of Buddhism), unknown in early Buddhism. He is the ruler of the western paradise Sukhavati. He symbolizes mercy and wisdom.
According to tradition he was a king who came in contact with Buddhist teaching and renounced his [...]

An Egyptian hare-goddess.

Egyptian god of the sky, the personification of eternity and the infinite sky. With wide-spread arms he supports the sky. This hieroglyph is also the symbol for one million.

The “Jade Emperor” of Chinese mythology. He is one of the most important deities of folk religion and religious Taoism. He personally determines all that happens in Heaven and on Earth, and for this purpose he has an enormous celestial administration at his disposal. This administration is a faithful replica of the administration of the [...]