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Oct 14, 2024 · Written by a leading scholar of ancient civilizations, A Dictionary of World Mythology presents the powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents.
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God of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice, King of the Gods and the “Father of Gods and men”. A complete A-Z list of the Greek gods of ancient mythology, their names and the areas of influence they had.
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Hashem is a Hebrew term for God. Literally, it means the name. In the Bible the Hebrew word for God is made up of four vowels, and according to tradition it was only pronounced on Yom Kippur by the High Priest. Saying Gods name was considered a very serious and powerful thing, so much so that one of the Ten Commandments prohibits us from saying God...
When reading Torah, we generally substitute the word Adonai for the four letter un-pronounceable name of God. Outside of reading Torah and praying, God is often referred to as Hashem, a creative way of not saying Gods name. If youre a Harry Potter fan, its kind of the opposite of how Voldemort was referred to as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
There are many other names for God in Jewish tradition, including Adoshem, Yah, Yahweh, HaKadosh Baruch Hu, El Shaddai, Av Harahamim, and Harahaman.
Māori mythology (1,210 articles) Encyclopedia Mythica is an internet encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion. Everything from Aaron to Zygius, with thousands of articles in between. In partnership with Excel Education.
One constant rule of mythology is that whatever happens amongst the gods or other mythical beings was in one sense or another a reflection of events on earth: as Emile Durkheim emphasized, god is another name for society, for humans make their god in their own image.
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god in the Mythology topic by Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE | What you need to know about Mythology: words, phrases and expressions | Mythology.
