Sentence examples for principal deities from inspiring English sources

Traditional Cheyenne religion focused upon two principal deities, the Wise One Above and a god who lived beneath the ground.

All of the principal deities have their own celestial kingdoms on or near it, where their devotees reside with them after death, while awaiting their next reincarnation.

The principal deities of Carchemish were the Luwian storm god Tarhunt (Tarhunzas); Karhuhas, protector of nature's forces; and Kubaba, the "queen of Carchemish".

Huitzilopochtli, also spelled Uitzilopochtli, also called Xiuhpilli ("Turquoise Prince") and Totec ("Our Lord"), Aztec sun and war god, one of the two principal deities of Aztec religion, often represented in art as either a hummingbird or an eagle.

Any of the principal deities in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon can be selected as a yi-dam, who is generally worshiped in union with his female consort (yab-yum).

Adi Shankara instituted the tradition primarily to unite the principal deities of these five major sects on an equal status.

The principal deity of the Aramaeans of Palmyra was Bol (probably an equivalent to Baal).

Chapels of Hathor (the principal deity of the temple) and Anubis occupy the south and north ends of the colonnade of the second terrace.

The Egyptians probably originated the practice of using religious symbols; other Mediterranean peoples extended this practice by using carvings and paintings of their principal deity to identify the vessel with its city-state.

During this time, Ganesha became the principal deity associated with traders.

Each temple had a principal deity, and most were dedicated to other gods as well.