Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

Candesvari 59CamulosWar god. Celtic (British). Probably the deity fromwhich the name of Camulodunum [Colchester,England] derives. Known from inscriptions andcoinage bearing the symbol of a boar.Camunda1. Goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A distinctform of DURGA. The name is said to be a contractionof the names of the demonic beingsCamda and Munda killed by her. She is also recognizedamong the SAPTAMATARA and ASTAMATARAmothers as well as sometimes being regarded as aNAVASAKTI. She stands variously on a lion, an owland a corpse. Attributes: a large and varied assortmentof objects are held. Three-eyed. Also YAMI.2. Goddess. Buddhist. She stands upon a corpse.Color: red. Attributes: cup and knife.Canda (violent)Terrible goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). Adistinct form of DURGA and one of a group ofnine NAVADURGAS (“nine durgas”). Canda, withMunda, was also one of the demons killed by aform of Durga known as CAMUNDA (contractionof the two demonic names). She is depicted witha large number of attributes. Also a form ofMAHISASURAMARDINI.Candali (outcast woman)Goddess of terrifying appearance. Buddhist-Lamaist [Tibet]. One of a group of eight GAURIgoddesses. Color: red or blue. Attributes: flames.Candanayika (mistress of the fierce)Goddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A distinctform of DURGA and one of a group of nineNAVADURGAS (“nine durgas”).CandarosanaGod. Buddhist (Mahayana). A form of the godAKSOBHYA. Color: yellow. Attributes: noose, skinand sword.CandarupaGoddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A distinctform of DURGA and one of a group of nineNAVADURGAS (“nine durgas”).CandavatiGoddess. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A distinctform of DURGA and one of a group of nineNAVADURGAS (“nine durgas”).CandeliferaMinor goddess of birth. Roman. Responsible forbringing the newborn child into the light. Usuallyassociated with LUCINA and CARMENTES.Candesvara (the lord of Canda)Minor god. Hindu (Epic and Puranic). A benevolentaspect of ŠIVA. Also an attendant on Šiva, saidto have been a youthful cowherd. He sits on a lotusthrone. Attributes: arrow, ax, bow, club, crown,hatchet, noose, rosary, snake, trident and water jar.CandamiusAstral god. Romano-Iberian. Known frominscriptions and place-names in northern Spainand syncretized with Jupiter.Candesvari (fierce lady)Minor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). She standsupon a corpse. Color: yellow. Attributes: grassand an antelope.