Sentence examples for principal deity from inspiring English sources

The principal deity of the city was the goddess Ninhursag.

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

Arinnitti, Hattian Wurusemu, Hittite sun goddess, the principal deity and patron of the Hittite empire and monarchy.

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.

The holy Chamber houses an idol of Sri Padmanabha and many valuables meant to enhance the potency of the Principal Deity.

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".

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).

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.