Tuesday, March 18, 1986

Horus (Egyptian)

Horus (Egyptian)
God of the king, the sky and vengeance

Major cult center: Nekhen, Behdet Edfu
Symbol: The wedjat eye,
Parents: Osiris and Isis
Siblings: Anubis (in some accounts)
Consort: Hathor (in one version)


Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in the Ancient Egyptian religion, who was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by Egyptologists. These various forms may possibly be different perceptions of the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasised, not necessarily in opposition but complementary to one another, consistent with how the Ancient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets of reality. The earliest recorded form is Horus the Falcon who was the patron deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt and who is the first known national god, specifically related to the king who in time became to be regarded as a manifestation of Horus in life and Osiris in death. The most commonly encountered family relationship describes Horus as the son of Isis and Osiris but in another tradition Hathor is regarded as his mother and sometimes as his wife. Horus served many functions in the Egyptian pantheon, most notably being the god of the Sky, god of War and god of Protection.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus

Friday, March 14, 1986

Hongjun Laozu (鸿钧老祖, Chinese)

Hongjun Laozu (鸿钧老祖)

Alternative Names (異名):
鸿钧老祖, 洪钧老祖, 鸿元老祖, 洪元老祖, Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ, Hongjun Laozu


Hongjun Laozu (Chinese: 鸿钧老祖, or 洪钧老祖, 鸿元老祖, 洪元老祖; Pinyin: Hóngjūn Lǎozǔ) is said to be the teacher of the Three Pure Ones in some branches of Taoism. His name means the "The Great Primal Originator" or "The Great Primal Homogeneity". There is a saying that " there was Hong-Jun before there was heaven". He could be said to be the Head of Taoist immortals, but he seldom shows up on earth


See also

Chinese mythology
Religion in China
Taoism


Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongjun_Laozu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology




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Wednesday, March 5, 1986

Hoenir (Norse)

Hoenir

After the war between the Aesir and the Vanir, he was sent as a hostage to the Vanir. He gave sense to the first humans. He possibly was Vili, a brother of Odin who helped create the world.

Tuesday, March 4, 1986

Hod (Norse)

Hod

Son of Odin. He is the blind god of winter, who is tricked by Loki into killing Balder. His name means "war". Vali, a son of Odin, avenged Balder's death by killing Hod.