Thursday, December 14, 2006

GODS


Hitomaru(Greek)- God of poetry, he was a founding, picked up at the foot of a persimmion tree by the warrior Abaye, who adopted him. His poetry revolved around the ideas of revolutions and riots using non violent tactics. to conquer with positive energy.













Bes(Egyptian)-Patron God, of art, music, childbirth, God of war and a strangler of antelopes, bears, lions, and serpents, divine exorcist, potrayed as a dwarf, bearded head, protruding tongue, flatrose shaggy eyebrows, large eyes, long thick arms, bowed legs, wears a tiara of feathers.






Grede(Haitian)-Haitian voodoo god, God of the dead, who is lord of life as well. In the chamber dedicated to his worship a sculptured Phallus lies next to a gravediggers tools. His symbol is the cross. Ruler of the underworld, he sets out to conquer sacraficed souls to make his empire strong.





Hacavitz(mayan Indian)-Mayan Indian mythology, a mountain God, as well as the Mountain where the God was worshiped. The inventor of cures, known for creating miracles with earthly rescources.

Tyr(norse)- The invincible warrior of the Nordic pantheon, and far older than all the others of Asgard. He is said to have sacrificed his right hand to help bind Fenrir, the wolf who, when set free, is destined to devour the Sun. It is thought by scholars that he may have been the original father god of the archaic Indo-Europeans, long before the dawn of our histories. Tyr also known as Tiwaz, was the Germanic war god. He was close with Odin and like that god, received sacrifices of hanged men. It is not a surprise that Tyr was an early sky god whose powers were later passed on to Odin and Thor. Gungnir, Odin's magic spear, may once have been part to Tyr, since it was some type of a custom for the Vikings to cast a spear over the heads of an enemy as a sacrifice before fighting commenced in earnest, and over recent years archaeologists have found many intresting ornamented spears dedicated to Tyr.



Agni(Hindu)- God of Fire, in Hindu mythology, Agni is one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire, and much of his importance comes from the role of fire in sacrifices and rituals. As the fire which consumes the offerings to the gods, he is seen as the medium between heaven, limbo and earth. He was so important to the ancient Indians that 200 hymns in the Rig Veda are dedicated only to him, and eight of its ten books begin with praises dedicated to him. To honor Agni, Hindus are expected to face fires in the proper direction for different purposes. When facing East, the fire should be used for sacrifices to the gods, when facing South, the fire should be used for sacrifices to the spirits of the dead. Fires should face west when used for cooking is said.














Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Mythology- Fictional or Non-Fictional Stories associated with a specific type of culture, religion, or group that describes ones belief which could be based on phenomonoms and supernatural actitives.

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