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... female half . As all gods are aspects of the One Supreme Divinity , so their female halves are aspects of the Supreme Goddess . This became a fundamental principle of Hindu theology : the combination of the male energetic source ...
... female half . As all gods are aspects of the One Supreme Divinity , so their female halves are aspects of the Supreme Goddess . This became a fundamental principle of Hindu theology : the combination of the male energetic source ...
Page 154
... FEMALE THE BALANCE of male and female is at the heart of Indian myths . All deities have their female aspects , such as Vishnu and Lakshmi , Krishna and Radha , Rama and Sita , and Shiva and Parvati . The female aspect of the deity ...
... FEMALE THE BALANCE of male and female is at the heart of Indian myths . All deities have their female aspects , such as Vishnu and Lakshmi , Krishna and Radha , Rama and Sita , and Shiva and Parvati . The female aspect of the deity ...
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... female spirits were common , particularly in the outer islands of Polynesia . In the Marquesas , the Vehine Hae or wild women , were forever trying to steal or rape wandering males . Female spirits in Tonga and the Gilberts were said to ...
... female spirits were common , particularly in the outer islands of Polynesia . In the Marquesas , the Vehine Hae or wild women , were forever trying to steal or rape wandering males . Female spirits in Tonga and the Gilberts were said to ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus