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Deity

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to have authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life, with many also being considered as sacred and worthy of worship. It is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or to control some part of the universe or life, for which such a deity is often worshipped". The Oxford Dictionary of English…

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Nodes363
Edges362
Triples192
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Sub-Saharan African · 29
Deity → African, Africans, Americas, Diverse African, Gaune, Hieseba, In, In Nigeria, In Southern African, In Zimbabwe, Jok, Khuene, Lake Victoria, Lubaale, Moon, Mwari Shona, Nladiba, Nladiba's, Nladisara, Ogun
related to Etymology · 25
Deity → Augustine, Deus, Deva, Devi, Douglas Harper, Etymologically, Greek, Guth, Hippo, In Old Persian, Indian, Indra, Irish, Latin, Old Church Slavonic, Old French, Old Latin, PIE, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European
related to Polynesian · 22
Deity → Iho-Iho, Io, Io Matua Te Kora, Io Nui, Io-Mataaho, Kane, Ku, La'a Maomao, New Zealand, Other, Pacific Ocean, Polynesian, Rangi, Some, Tangaloa, Te Io Ora, The Io, The Māori, The Polynesian, There
related to Local, regional, and universal deities · 20
Deity → Ancient Greek, Apollo, Arabia, Arcadian, Asia, Christianity, Cybele, Egypt, Greece, Hebrews, Isis, Mithras, Pan, Roman, Serapis, Some, The Roman Empire, The Romans, Within, Yahweh
related to Prehistoric · 15
Deity → Ain Ghazal, Aphrodite, Astarte, BCE, Cybele, Europe, Inanna, Ishtar, It, Modern, Nonetheless, Scholars, Some, The Venus, Willendorf
related to Skeptical interpretations · 14
Deity → Ancient Greece, Attempts, BCE, Children, Democritus, Euhemerism, Euhemerus, God-concepts, Humans, Later, Sacred History, Sigmund Freud, The Greek, This
related to Definitions · 9
Deity → Atman, Brahman, God, Hinduism, Huw Owen, In, It, The Upanishads, There
is a · 1
Deity → principle or reality such as the idea of

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deities god gods greek one many ancient also life religions divine goddess pantheon may deva people human cultures creator beings

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Deityis aprinciple or reality such as the idea of0.90text
the idea ofinstance ofthe deity is a principle or reality0.80text
cave drawingsinstance ofPrehistoricScholars infer the probable existence of deities in the prehistoric period from inscriptions and prehistoric arts0.80text
but it is unclear what these sketchesinstance ofPrehistoricScholars infer the probable existence of deities in the prehistoric period from inscriptions and prehistoric arts0.80text
paintings areinstance ofPrehistoricScholars infer the probable existence of deities in the prehistoric period from inscriptions and prehistoric arts0.80text
why they were madeinstance ofPrehistoricScholars infer the probable existence of deities in the prehistoric period from inscriptions and prehistoric arts0.80text
Inannainstance ofthe ancestor of historically attested goddesses0.80text
Ishtarinstance ofthe ancestor of historically attested goddesses0.80text
Astarteinstance ofthe ancestor of historically attested goddesses0.80text
Cybeleinstance ofthe ancestor of historically attested goddesses0.80text
and Aphroditeinstance ofthe ancestor of historically attested goddesses0.80text
tools makinginstance ofOgun is the primordial masculine deity as well as the archdivinity and guardian of occupations0.80text

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