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For Beatrice Elizabeth JordanDictio
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PREFACE TO THESECOND EDITION6It is
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viii Introduction to the First Edit
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x Introduction to the First Edition
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Chronology of the Principal Religio
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2 AbnobaAbnobaForest and river godd
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4 AdidharmaAdidharma (the primeval
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6 AeolosAengus eventually found her
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8 Ah Cancunthe iguana god ITZAM NA.
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10 AhuraniAlthough never popular am
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12 Alad Udug Lamathe crescent moon.
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14 Ama-Tsu-MaraSusano-Wo ascends wi
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16 AmmAmitabha is also taken as a t
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18 Amurruby Amun. A similar scene e
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20 AnbayAnbayLocal tutelary god. Pr
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22 Anu (2)the older Sumerian god AN
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24 Apedemakarrow, shield, snake and
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26 Apsaraspython and the Olympic Cy
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28 ArensnuphisArensnuphis [Greek]Lo
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30 ArsuArsuAstraltutelary god. Pre-
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32 AšertuART REFERENCES none survi
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34 Astarprime parent, ruling the se
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36 ATENthe left half being fishy an
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38 AttarAttarGod of the morning sta
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40 Avetaand is said to live in the
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42 Baal Malagesaid to have gained h
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44 BagbaBagbaAnimistic spirit. West
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46 BanbaBanbaFertility goddess. Cel
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48 BehanzinBehanzinFish god. Fon [B
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50 BethelA dwarfish and hideous, bu
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54 BRAHMABRAHMA (the creator)ORIGIN
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56 BUDDHABUDDHA (enlightened)ORIGIN
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6 CCacochCreator god. Mayan (classi
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60 CandikaCandika (fierce)Goddess o
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Chang Hs’ien 63CENTER(S) OF CULT
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Chu Jung 65ChiccanRain gods. Mayan
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COATLICUE 67tonac. Between them the
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Cybele 69importance. She is best ob
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Damkina 71ART REFERENCES possibly v
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Dena 73over the critical months of
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Dharmadhatuvagisvara 75Color: green
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DIANCECHT 77(night of frustration),
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DISANI 79Dionysos is a deity associ
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Duillae 81Djila’qonsSea goddess.
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DYAUS PITAR 83(spoked disc) of KRSN
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6 EE Alom (conceiver of children)Pr
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EL 87LITERARY SOURCES Theogony and
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ENKI 89EllilCreator god. Mesopotami
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EPONA 91EnneadThe Heliopolis panthe
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Eshu 93depicted drawing, and arrows
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6 FFabulinusMinor god of infants. R
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FREYR 97of fruit and flowers. Her m
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Futsu-Nushi-No-Kami 99He carries a
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GANESA 101witness first, then Gaia
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Gefjon 103of the creator god TSUNIG
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GOBNIU 105GiltineGoddess of death.
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Gusilim 107GukumatzSky god. Mayan (
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H6HaGuardian god. Egyptian. Early d
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Hanui-o-rangi 111with the SAKTI on
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Harpokrates 113India, as a protecto
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HATHOR 115HastseoltoiGoddess of hun
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HEBAT 117bracken which has been tra
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Helen 119came also to be associated
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HERAKLES 121king of Athens. In the
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HERYŠAF 123from a barrel and to br
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Hina 125LAKA, the god of the hula a
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Horagalles 127HODERORIGIN Nordic (I
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Huang Ti 129HoursUnderworld goddess
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Hyakinthos 131Hun HunapuCreator god
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6 IIalonusGod of meadows. Romano-Ce
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I’lena 135TAWHIRIMATEA, the god o
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INANA 137to Imra, at a small town c
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Intercidona 139One of the most impo
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ISIS 141IšaraGoddess of marriage a
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ITZAM NA 143cuneiform texts includi
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Ixtlilton 145IuturnaGoddess of spri
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6 JJabruSky god. Elamite [Iran]. Lo
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Junrojin 149Jaya-Vijaya (victorious
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6 KKa TyeleoCreator god. Senufo [Iv
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Kalika 153(rotating wheel) and one
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Kamini 155with a line of honey bees
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Katajalina 157Kapalini (carrying a
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Khasa 159KebechetChthonic snake god
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Klehanoai 161Ki (the great one)Arch
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KRSNA 163KourotrophosObscure wet-nu
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Kubaba 165The most powerful figure
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Kun-Rig 167Kulika (of good family)S
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Kyumbe 169depicted as a salacious c
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Lan Cai-he 171islanders in a hedoni
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Lesa 173LEBIEN-POGIL (owner of the
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Liu Pei 175regarded as being genera
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Lu Pan 177KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP V
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Lupercus 179LunaMoon goddess. Roman
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Maha-Ganapati 181from girl to hag a
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Mahasthama(prapta) 183MahaprabhuTut
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Malamanganga’e 185MaiaChthonic or
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Mandulis 187MamlamboRiver goddess.
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MARDUK 189red or yellow. Attributes
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Mata 191centered at Gaza at the Mar
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Mayajalakrama-Kurukulla 193MatsyaIn
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Mena 195contrast to this imagery, h
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Mictlantecuhtli 197MessorMinor god
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MINERVA 199An AESIR god who lives i
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Moccus 201MitiMaternal spirit. Kory
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MORRIGAN 203numerous smaller sanctu
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Mujaji 205sister ANAT, who slays Mo
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Mutinus 207the council of gods. His
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N6NA CHA (here is a loud cry)ORIGIN
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NAMMU 211fresh waters by the great
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Nara 213honor. He was considered to
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Nebethetpet 215took pity on him and
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Nephthys 217and, on reaching the de
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Nike 219NJORD. Tacitus alludes to h
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NINHURSAG˜ A 221the sun god. She w
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Nintu 223god Nana, she also conceiv
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Nona 2252. God. Buddhist. A dikpala
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NUT 227One of the TUATHA DE DANANN
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Nze 229NzapaCreator god. Ngbandi [D
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Okeanides 231great heroic Yoruba go
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Onuris 233OmacatlMinor god of feast
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OSIRIS 235times as a supreme god an
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Oxlahun Ti Ku 237lives in the Hall
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6 PPa-bil-sagTutelary god of Isin.
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Pancanana 241PalaemonMinor sea god.
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Parna-Savari 243known chiefly from
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Penates 245Pavana (purifier)God of
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Pidray 247PeruwaHorse god. Hittite.
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POSEIDON 249PolerammaPlague goddess
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Prajnavardhani 251in Oxchuc, and th
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Proserpina 253guardian of mariners.
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Pu’gu 255abducted as an infant fr
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Pwyll 257PusyaMinor goddess of fort
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Quiahuitl 259typically ancient Near
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6 RRADHA (prosperity)ORIGIN Hindu (
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RATNASAMBHAVA 263RanStorm goddess.
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Revanta 265“Eye of Re” is a ver
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Rudra 267ance of the rainbow. He is
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6 SSaChthonic creator god. Kono [ea
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Salus 271“eye of Re.” She is so
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Saning Sari 273Samvara (keeping out
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SARASVATI 275SaptamataraGeneric tit
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Satis 277Sarvapayanjaha (remover of
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Semele 279ADITYAS, all of whom take
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SETH 281SešatGoddess of libraries
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Shina-Tsu-Hime 283ShaniAstral god a
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Sina 285SiduriMinor goddess of brew
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Sitatara 287and passing comments in
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Sobek 289consort of the god NJORD.
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SOPHIA 291and the emperor Aurelian
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Subhadra 293Sri(devi) (prosperity)1
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Šulman(u) 295sources of irrigation
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SURYA (1) 297various arts and skill
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Syamatara 299SvaraghosarajaPhysicia
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Tam Kung 301shamanism and with the
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Tara 303TAKERE, he was plucked from
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Tatosi 305Tate Hautse Kupuri (mothe
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Tecciztecatl 307Ta’xetGod of deat
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Terra Mater 309(the Finnish legend
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TEZCATLIPOCA 311Teuhcatl (he of Teu
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THOTH 313ThetisGoddess of rivers an
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TIN HAU 315TienoltsodiGod of oceans
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Tlalehitonatiuh 317power. One of th
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Tomwo’get 319Tloque Nahauque (rul
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Toyo-Uke-Bime 321Tornarssuk (big to
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Tu (2) 323parts of the world—heav
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Tzultacah 325fields and is capable
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U6Ua-IldakVegetation goddess. Mesop
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Usas 329UnumboteCreator god. Bassar
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UTU 331SYNONYMS ŠAMAŠ (Akkadian).
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VAIROCANA 333VahguruCreator god. Si
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Vali 335uncertain identity. Color:
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Vasudeva 337in southern India, rank
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Verbti 339Ve’ai (grass woman)Vege
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Vimala 341VidyadeviGeneric title fo
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Visvamitra 343CENTER(S) OF CULT man
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Vyasa 345VrtraDemonic god of chaos.
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Wer 347spirit which, in an animisti
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Wu’squus 349human sacrifices who
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- Page 377 and 378: BIBLIOGRAPHY6AfricaChidester, D. Af
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