Deity

goddess of the day. Once there was light and day, formed Gaia primordial goddess of the earth. Then light and day gave birth to Thalassa primordial goddess of the sea. Beneath the earth arises the pit, Tartarus primordial of punishment and other deities such as…

“Religion is an arranged system of beliefs and practices revolving around, or leading to, a transcendent spiritual experience.” (Mark, 2017), Ancient religions are the religions of early civilisations, they were influenced by previous beliefs and also the traditions of their location. Daoism is a religio-philosophical tradition that has affected the Chinese way of life for many years, their attitude towards life can be seen within the accepting and joyful personalities in the believers. Shinto…

The Greek Pantheon Before science was able to explain how the world worked, ancient civilizations took it upon themselves to find ways to solve the mysteries of the universe. Through stories of powerful deities passed on from generation to generation, the ancient Greeks used mythology to illustrate what they simply could not understand. The gods and goddesses of the Greek Pantheon shaped the culture of Greece and still impacts the world today through the mythology, religion and literature of…

China in many similar, yet different ways. Religion influenced the emperors/kings actions and their empires customs. Religious ideology determined the social hierarchy that the civilizations had. However, religion differed when it comes down to what deity or people would be worshipped. Religion influenced the emperors/kings actions and their empire’s customs. In China, the leaders based their rule off the mandate of heaven which was hen the “good-doer receives all blessings and the…

role accomplished by the Hm nTr in the cult of other deities. As mentioned by several scholars, there were two principal classes of priests in the Egyptian priesthood: the Hmw nTr who occupied the higher position and the wabw-priests who were lower in position.57 However, Senbi was a wab aA “great wab-priest.” This title implied a higher rank for its bearer.58 d) Doxey discusses how the epithet imAx(y) xr was used to introduce the name of the deities mainly associated with the mortuary cult such…

Author Balladeer, https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/ Kane has two brothers Lono and Ku and is the father of Pele. It is also thought he had a seashell that, when placed on the ocean, would turn into a boat. All the user of the boat had to do was state his destination and the…

Cave was due to ritual intensification caused by ongoing droughts. According to ethnographic information, the moon is envisioned by the Maya as a large water jug that contains rainwater which is why ceramic jugs are often used as offerings to rain deities (Moyes et al. 2009:179). Asides from water jugs, rain rituals may also include child sacrifice and musical performances based on human remains and musical instruments found in the archaeological record (Ishihara…

polytheistic religion, with deities that had human like qualities representing cosmic and terrestrial forces in their world. Being near each other could cause similarities and differences within their own religions. The presence of religion…

to invoke a person with their blessing. You are asking that deity to come into your body while you are doing a spell or a ritual. It is mainly used during the ritual for the Five-Fold Kiss and Drawing down the Moon. Bless is an old English word that means to make holy, give thanks and to consecrate your tools. Here the Hebrew word “brk” stands for to bend, praise, and invoke a blessing and worship. It is used as an invocation of the deity of the Goddess and the God that involves a Five-fold…

Importance of Biblical Literacy There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death. (Proverbs 14:12) The biblically illiterate are easy prey for the apostates, heretics and false teachers that fill the church today. Without adequate knowledge of the Word of God, biblical illiterates can only base their decisions on what seems right. That's an especially dangerous road to travel in a world plagued by serpents such as Rick Warren, dubbed as 'America's Pastor'. There must…