Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

HEBAT 117bracken which has been traditionally relied on bythe Maori in times of famine or need.HaurunChthonic or earth god. Western Semitic(Canaanite). Haurun was introduced to Egyptianreligion probably by émigré workers who relatedhim to the sculpture of the Sphinx at Giza. Haurunwas known locally as a god of healing.Hayagriva (horse neck)1. The most significant minor incarnation of thegod VIŠNU. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). He probablyoriginated as a horse god and later became anavatara associated with wisdom and knowledge.At the behest of BRAHMA, Hayagriva rescued theVedas, stolen by two demons, from the bottom ofthe primeval ocean. Depicted in human form withthe head of a horse and, according to the texts,eight hands. Attributes: book (Veda), horse’s maneand rosary. Also the attributes of Višnu. AlsoHayasirsa, Vadavavaktra.2. Patron god of horses. Buddhist-Lamaist[Tibet]. One of a group of DHARMAPALA with terribleappearance and royal attire, he is consideredto be an emanation of AKSOBHYA or AMITABHA.His SAKTI is MARICI. Color: red. Attributes: horseheads, staff and trident, but also arrow, ax, banner,bow, club, flames, flower, image of Aksobhya orAmitabha on the crown, lotus, noose, prayer wheel,skin, snakes, sword and trident. Three-eyed.Haya-JiGod of winds. Shinto [Japan]. Particularly thefierce god of whirlwinds and typhoons. Inmythology he carried back to heaven the body ofAME-WAKA-HIKO (the heavenly young prince)after he had been slain by an arrow from the“heavenly true deer bow.”HayasumMinor god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian).Known from texts, but ofuncertain function.Hayasya1. Horse god. Hindu. Probably identical withHayagriva.2. Horse goddess. Buddhist. Attribute: the headof a horse.HazziMountain god. Hittite and Hurrian. Invoked inHittite treaties as a deity responsible for oaths. Adeity of the same name was worshiped by theHurrians, but not necessarily in the same context.He Xian-guImmortal being. Taoist (Chinese). One of the“eight immortals” of Taoist mythology, she wasonce a mortal being who achieved immortalitythrough her lifestyle. The tutelary goddess ofhousewives and the only female deity among thegroup. Attributes include a ladle, lotus and peachfruit.He Zur (the great white one)Baboon god. Egyptian. Known from the OldKingdom and regarded as a manifestation ofThot.HEBATORIGIN Hittite and Hurrian [Anatolia]. Patrongoddess and mother goddess.KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP 2000 BC or earlieruntil 1300 BC or later.