Verbti which means the
blind one, and a god of fire and the north wind in Albanian Folk Lore and Myth.
Hates uncleanliness and bad ways of speaking and his fire is said to cleanse both.
Venerated as a weather
and storm god in Albanian mythology and folklore, who causes hailstorms and
controls fire, water, and the northern wind which fans the flames of fire.
Also known as Shën Verbti or Rmoria, he was
worshiped in northern Albania until recent times. In Albanian mythology.
As Christianity spread
across the region he was turned into a fire demon and it was said that any who
would invoke his blessings would go blind.
The symbolism of the dog loyalty Fidelity and protective
vigilance are some of the diverse qualities described dogs. They are depicted
on medieval tombs lying on the feet of their Masters and in portraits they
represent similar devotion. Their faithlessness was sentimentalized by the
Victorians. In ancient time the dog was as a Guardian associating universally
with the underworld. In which it acted as both a guide and gatekeeper and thus
we get the legend of Cerberus the terrifying 3 headed dog of Greek myth which
guarded the entrance to Hades. Hands accompanied Hekate The Greek Goddess who haunted
tombs and crossroads and to whom dogs were sacrificed.
Other sinister dogs included the Scandinavian infernal dog game
and the black dog of Satan
usually the symbolism linking dogs with death is more
positive period their companionship in life and their supposed knowledge of the
spirit world suggested them as suitable guides to the afterlife. They appeared
in this role as attributes of the Egyptian Anubis and the Mayan myth they
carried souls across the River of the dead. The Dog Headed Aztec God led the
sun through the nocturnal underworld and was reborn with it at dawn.
Dogs were often sacrificed as companions for the dead. Souls
were passed to dogs more directly in the ancient Central Asian and Persian
practice of feeding dead bodies to them. Dogs are often symbols up uncouthness
and base urges such as greed and lust. The followers of dial genies were
abusively called cynics which in Greek alludes to being doglike
on account of their surliness and content for society but
they accept that the nickname as an app description for the role as moral
watchdogs . Dogs symbolize carnal desire in brothel scene by Franz van Marys
the elder in which a lady pours a man a glass of wine as two dogs copulate in
the background. More positively dogs are an emblem of the Christian courage
clergy watching the flocks of the Good Shepherd Christ. Dogs may symbolize the
Dominican Friars funny lick nickname dominae canes which means hounds of the
Lord
the ancient Celts associated dogs with healing hunters and
with Warriors such as the Irish coup Chu Leon the hound of cooling. They were
Guardian symbols in Japan and in China although they often had a demonic
significance. The obedience of the dog is a symbol of adherence to the law yet
Buddha said that those who lived like dogs would become them. In Buddhism and
Hinduism dogs again appear as attributes of a death God yama
. The dog appears with divinatory symbolism, especially in
Africa. Its intelligence made it a symbol of resourceful innovation and they
were seen as the originate are or Steelers of fire
The symbolism of 4. Comprehensiveness ubiquity omnipotence
solidarity organization power intelligence justice stability the earth.
The symbolism is a four is drawn primarily from the square
and the four-armed cross.
The four arm crosses the most common emblem of totality the
four directions of space.
The significance of these 4 Cardinal point traditionally
thought to be ruled by the powerful gods of wind and weather led to the dominance
of the number 4 in religion and ritual throughout much of pre Columbian
America.
The four heavenly gods of the Mayan pantheon
the four creator gods
of the Aztec.
the four worlds of creation in the Hopi tradition.
Four is also central to celestial geography. The concept of
the four rivers that flowed from the tree of life in paradise and bring the
gift of spiritual nourishment or immortality is common in Babylonian Iranian
Christian Teutonic Nordic Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
4 face gods such as Amun
Ra in Egypt beliefs and brahma and India symbolized their
rulership of all the elements.
As emblematic of
terrestrial order and universality four was also the number of castes in India
Hindu society.
The four letters WHYH outline the in honorable name of the
Hebrews God.
The 12 tribes of Israel were grouped under 4 emblems man
lion eagle and bull. These became the Christian emblems respectively of the
four evangelicals Matthew mark Luke and John.
The many other four full symbols in the Bible such as the
horsemen of the apocalypse similarly expressed the idea of universality .
Four was in poor
agathion terms the first number giving a solid the Tetra hygiene with the base
in three sides symbolizing the stabilizing force of religion as well as universality
the square was the basis of much sacred architecture.
The World and heaven were thought to be supported by four
pillars in Kemetic beliefs. And stood on the shoulders of 4 Giants in Central American beliefs.
Guardianship of directions of space was another questionary
symbol.
In the process of Egyptian mummification for Guardian headed
4 canopic jars held the entrails of the dead.
A body Lane in state is conveniently watched over by 4
guards.
As a rational number
for symbolize intelligence. In western tradition there are four elements earth
air fire and water an four humors. Jungian psychology has continued this
tradition by envisioning the human psyche in terms of four fundamental aspects thought,
emotion, intuition and senses.
Graphic symbols of
four apart from squares and cross include the swastika nkwocha full. Crocs
A
devil who engages God in various trials of Strength. He is always beaten but remains
undaunted
He
is the source of evil and misfortune and is said to live in the forest.
He
is a seducer and a night creature preferring to move in the shadows.
Gypsies
are nomadic people who probably emerged out of northern India around the 10th
century and spread throughout Europe, the British Isles and eventually America.
Gypsy tradition has little in the way of its own religious beliefs but is
steeped in magic and superstition.
Their
language is based on Sanskrit and their customs are very similar to Hindu customs.
The
Myth of Gypsies.
They
were Egyptians scattered by Yahweh (Jehovah, or God); they were survivors of
Atlantis, left without a homeland; they had refused to help the Virgin Mary
during her flight to Egypt; they had forged three nails for Christ’s cross of
crucifixion. Voltaire proposed that they were descendants of the priests of
Isis and followers of Astarte.
Beng
is the Devil, the source of all evil. Like Christians, Gypsies believe the
Devil is ugly, with a tail and a reptilian appearance, and has the power to
shape-shift. Legends exist of pacts with Beng.
Illujanka
is a Great Demon, a primordial being linked to the creation of the cosmos. He
has lived since the first days, his only quest is to devour the world.
In Hitite
myth this snake is described he is described
as a great sea dragon, who blue and green scales shimmered like twilight. It
was far too strong for the spears of mortal men. Its eyes glimmered like jewels
and from its mouth spewed hell fire.
It
caused the seas to churn and created Typhons and fleets fell to his whim.
He was defeated by the weather deity Tarhun,
who was the supreme god of the pantheon.
Tarhun
crafted Impenetrable armor for himself
from its scales and claimed the jeweled eyes as his treasure.
In Canaanite
beliefs this story is told in the form of Baal against the great Leviathan. And
in Greek myth he was called Typhon.
The
tale of his destruction is celebrate on the New Year.
Reret
is an ancient Kemetic deity associated with the Hippopotamus. Her name
translates to me “Sow” which ties her to the concept of creating new life.
She
is known to be a fearsome protective figure particularly of pregnant women and
small children.
At
time she is seen as the consort of Set.
Reret
is linked to the Draco Star constellation and it is said that the stars revolve
around her.
The
deity is typically depicted as a bipedal female hippopotamus with feline
attributes, pendulous female human breasts, the limbs and paws of a lion, and
the back and tail of a Nile crocodile. She commonly bears the epithets
"Lady of Heaven", "Mistress of the Horizon", "She Who
Removes Water", "Mistress of Pure Water", and "Lady of the
Birth House
Originating
in Brahmanist and Buddhist legend and adopted into the demonology of the Khmer
people of Cambodia, Reahu is named as the king of the demons and all that is
evil. Described as being a round, floating head with bulbous eyes, a lion's
nose, and claw-like hands.
pursues
the sun and the moon through the heavens, trying to swallow them.
Culture: Prussian Lithuanian
Latvian Indo-European
Region: Baltic
Sacred
Color; Red
Sacred
Number: 33
Element:
Iron
Literature:
Latvian Folk Myth
Symbol
the Thunderbolt
God
of thunder, and the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Devas.
In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of sky,
thunder, lightning, storms, rain, fire, war, law, order, fertility, mountains,
and oak trees.
Perkons
is venerated at the bringer of rain and thus fertility. He is honored with wine,
season meats and nuts.
In
myth he appears as the Smith of Heaven armed with his many weapons, which he
has forged, and uses to fight the devil for mankind.
Perkūnas is the god of lightning
and thunder and storms. In a triad of gods Perkūnas symbolizes the creative
forces (including vegetative), courage, success, the top of the world, the sky,
rain, thunder, heavenly fire (lightning) and celestial elements, while
Potrimpo, is involved with the seas, ground, crops, and cereals and
Velnias/Patulas, with hell, and death.
Perkūnas pursues an opponent in
the sky on a chariot, made from stone and fire Sometimes the chariot is made
from red iron. It is harnessed by a pair (less often four or three) of red and
white (or black and white) horses (sometimes goats
Perkūnas possesses many weapons.
They include an axe or sledgehammer, stones, a sword, lightning bolts, a bow
and arrows, a club, and an iron or fiery knife. Perkūnas is the creator of the
weapons "the stone smith") or he is helped by the heavenly smith
Televelis (Kalvelis).
The
Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet. She was one of the earliest Egyptian
deities and was often depicted as a cobra, as she is the serpent goddess. The
center of her cult was in Per-Wadjet,
She
became the matron of the Nile Delta and the protector of all of Lower Egypt.
The pharaohs wore the uraeus as a head
ornament: either with the body of Wadjet atop the head, or as a crown encircling
the head; This sacred serpent symbol reiterated the connection between the Gods
and the Pharaohs and wearing the Uraeus conveyed legitimacy to the royal
personage.
The
rearing cobra indicated that the ruler enjoyed the protection and patronage of
Goddess Wadjet, the Lower Egypt deity. After the unification of Egypt, the
Uraeus was depicted together with the Vulture, which was the symbol of Nekhbet,
the patroness of Upper Egypt. The merged symbol was called ‘The Two Ladies’,
the joint protectors of the country.
Later,
the pharaohs were seen as a manifestation of the sun god Ra, and so it also was
believed that the Uraeus protected them by spitting fire on their enemies from
the fiery eye of the goddess.
As
the Uraeus was seen as a royal symbol, the deities Heru and Set were also
depicted wearing the symbol on their crowns.
Some
mythology tells that Auset created the Wadjet from dust of a dying star and the
black soil of the Land (Kemet)
And
she is thus a central part of the Wadjet itself. And it was her key to gaining
the throne.
The
Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet.[2] She was one of the earliest
Egyptian deities and was often depicted as a cobra, as she is the serpent
goddess. The center of her cult was in Per-Wadjet, later called Buto by the
Greeks.[3] She became the patroness of the Nile Delta and the protector of all
of Lower Egypt.[4] The pharaohs wore the uraeus as a head ornament: either with
the body of Wadjet atop the head, or as a crown encircling the head; this
indicated Wadjet's protection and reinforced the pharaoh's claim over the land.
In whatever manner that the Uraeus was displayed upon the pharaoh's head, it
was, in effect, part of the pharaoh's crown. The pharaoh was recognized only by
wearing the Uraeus, which conveyed legitimacy to the ruler. There is evidence
for this tradition even in the Old Kingdom during the third millennium BCE.[5]
Several goddesses associated with or being considered aspects of Wadjet are
depicted wearing the uraeus as well.
At
the time of the unification of Egypt, the image of Nekhbet, the goddess who was
represented as a white vulture and held the same position as the patron of
Upper Egypt, joined the image of Wadjet on the Uraeus that would encircle the
crown of the pharaohs who ruled the unified Egypt. The importance of their
separate cults kept them from becoming merged as with so many Egyptian deities.
Together, they were known as the Nebty or the Two Ladies, who became the joint
protectors and patrons of the unified Egypt.[2]
Later,
the pharaohs were seen as a manifestation of the sun god Ra, and so it also was
believed that the Uraeus protected them by spitting fire on their enemies from
the fiery eye of the goddess.[citation needed] In some mythological works, the
eyes of Ra are said to be uraei. Wadjets existed long before the rise of this
cult when they originated as the eye of Wadjet as a cobra. Wadjets are also the
name of the symbols called the Eye of the Moon, Eye of Hathor, the Eye of
Horus, and the Eye of Ra—depending upon the dates of the references to the
symbols.[citation needed]
As
the Uraeus was seen as a royal symbol, the deities Horus and Set were also
depicted wearing the symbol on their crowns. In early ancient Egyptian
mythology, Horus would have been the name given to any king as part of the many
titles taken, being identified as the son of the goddess Isis. According to the
later mythology of Re, the first Uraeus was said to have been created by the
goddess Isis, who formed it from the dust of the earth and the spittle of the
then-current sun deity.[citation needed] In this version of the mythology, the
Uraeus was the instrument with which Isis gained the throne of Egypt for
Osiris. Isis is associated with and may be considered an aspect of Wadjet.[2]
In
Zoroastrianism, the Daevas are a class of demons that follows Angra
Mainya.The three Daevas mentioned by
the Gathas are Aka Manah, Druj, and Aeshma.
Aesma
comes to the material world once on each night and according to the Legends, he
is kept away by Sros.
The
word “daeva” can be translated as “wrong god”, “rejected god” and “false god”.
This term is used in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism in reference to their
divine gods.
He
was given the seven powers which he uses to destroy humanity and every other
creature. His work is to sow discord among men, and cause slaughter. He can
even incite demons to fight among themselves.
Due
to his seven powers, he is said to be immune to poisons, natural and magical
lightning.
Aeshma
is a strange-looking creature. His body and face are engraved with markings and
with two wings sprouting out of his back. Jagged spikes also form out of the
back of his wrists and this compliment the brutishness of his physique.
He
possesses great amount of physical strength, durability and great flight
skills. When he punches the ground, it results to powerful shockwaves and
fissures.
The
recitation of a prayer from the Vendidad can drive away Aeshma. The Vendidad is
a collection of texts that enumerate the various manifestation of evil spirits
and the different ways to confound them.The recitation of the Vendidad often requires a priest of higher rank.
Aeshma
is opposed to Asha Vahishta, the Amesha Spenta, or good spirit, who embodies
Truth. His chief adversary is Sraosha (Obedience), who is the principle of
religious devotion and discipline.
