Deity
Adeityis thought to be a powerfulspiritthat controls events and thenatureof things. Deities are also calledgods.A female god is often called agoddess.Theadjectiveof deity is ‘divine’. This word comes from theLatindeus(female:dea).
Different religions believe in different deities. Since there are many religions in theworldthere are many different ideas about how many deities there are, what they are, and what they can do.[1]Followers of many ancient religions and some modern religions believe in many deities, which is calledpolytheism.
The two largest religions on earth,ChristianityandIslam,believe in only oneGod,which is calledmonotheism.Deismis the belief that a deity exists, but that the deity does not very often change or never changes things in theuniverse.Pantheismis the belief that the universe is the deity, whileatheismis the belief that there are no deities.
In most religions, believers think deities areimmortal(cannot die), and have powers far beyond human powers.
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Some of the deities of different religions are:
- From theAncient Greekreligion:Zeus,Apollo,Athena,Ares,Aphrodite,Poseidon,Hades,Thanatos,Dionysus,Hera,Artemis,Hephaestus,Hermes,nymph
- From the AncientNorsereligion:Thor,Odin,Tyr,Frey,Freya,Baldur,Loki,Iðunn,Njord,Frigg
- From theAncient Romanreligion:Jupiter,Mars,Venus,Juno,Vulcan,Pluto,Bacchus,Neptune,
- From theAncient Egyptianreligion:Isis,Osiris,Horus,Thoth,Ra,Hathor,Bastet,Nut,Geb,Seth,Shu,Apophis,
- FromChristianity:Jesus,Yahweh,theHoly Spirit(Considered to Christians as the three parts of one God)
- FromJudaism:Hashem
- FromHinduism:Brahma,Vishnu,Shiva,Krishna,Durga,Ganeshaandmany more.
- FromBuddhism:Deva
- FromIslam:Allah
- FromShintocalledkami:Amaterasuthe Sun goddess,InaritheFoxgod,Izanagithe firsthuman,RyuujintheSeagod,Shinigamithedeathgods,SusanootheStormgod
- FromAztecMythology:Nanahuatl,Tecuciztecatl,Teotihuacan,Quetzalcoatl,Coatlicue,