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• divinities — di·vin·i·ty || dɪ vɪnÉ™tɪ n. deity, godhood; God, Supreme Being; god, minor deity; divinity fudge, white smooth fudge made with egg whites …   English contemporary dictionary

• List of divinities in Japanese mythology — This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and integrated into Japanese mythology and folklore.hintoThe following is a list of …   Wikipedia

• Name conflicts with minor planets — Although in principle every named body in the Solar System ought to have a distinct name[citation needed], due to a variety of circumstances, there are several real or apparent name conflicts between different Solar System bodies. Most of these… …   Wikipedia

• Mesopotamian mythology — is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.The Sumerians practiced a polytheistic religion, with anthropomorphic gods or goddesses… …   Wikipedia

• divinity — /di vin i tee/, n., pl. divinities. 1. the quality of being divine; divine nature. 2. deity; godhood. 3. a divine being; God. 4. the Divinity, (sometimes l.c.) the Deity. 5. a being having divine attributes, ranking below God but above humans:… …   Universalium

• nymph — noun Etymology: Middle English nimphe, from Middle French, from Latin nympha bride, nymph, from Greek nymphē more at nuptial Date: 14th century 1. any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Jupiter (mythology) — In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods, and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon. He was called Iuppiter Optimus Maximus (Jupiter Best, Greatest); as the patron deity of the Roman state, he… …   Wikipedia

• Carnaval de Oruro — The Carnaval de Oruro (or Carnival of Oruro) is the biggest annual cultural event in Bolivia. It was declared one of Mankind s Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO in 2001.Celebrated in Oruro, the folklore… …   Wikipedia

• sylph — sylphic, adj. sylphlike, adj. /silf/, n. 1. a slender, graceful woman or girl. 2. (in folklore) one of a race of supernatural beings supposed to inhabit the air. [1650 60; < NL sylphes (pl.), coined by Paracelsus; appar. b. sylva (var. sp. of L… …   Universalium

• art, African — ▪ visual arts Introduction       the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry.       For more general… …   Universalium

• elohim — ˌelōˈhēm, lȯˈ , ˈhim; eˈlōˌhim, əˈ noun Etymology: Hebrew ĕlōhīm, plural of ĕlōah god 1. capitalized : God especially as conceived of in the Old Testament or in those Old Testament passages where he is designated in the Hebrew text by the word… …   Useful english dictionary