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Hace 5 días · In Greek mythology, the Hecatoncheires, Hekatoncheires ( Greek: Ἑκατόγχειρες, lit. " Hundred-Handed Ones "), or Hundred-Handers, also called the Centimanes [1] ( / ˈsɛntɪmeɪnz /; Latin: Centimani) were three monstrous giants, of enormous size and strength, each with fifty heads and one hundred arms.
Hace 2 días · This version of Guanyin with a thousand arms depicting the power of all gods also shows various buddhas in the crown depicting the wisdom of all buddhas. In temples and monasteries in China , iconographic depictions of this manifestation of Guanyin is often combined with iconographic depiction of her Eleven-Headed manifestation to form statues with a thousand arms as well as eleven heads.
Hace 6 días · Foremost among the many Hindu gods and goddesses are the Holy Triad of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of worlds (in that order). Sometimes, the three may appear in the form of an avatar, embodied by a Hindu god or goddess. But the most popular of these gods and goddesses are important deities in their own right ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · Nataraja, the Hindu god Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer, represented in metal or stone in many Shaivite temples, particularly in South India. In the most common type of image, Shiva is shown with four arms and flying locks dancing on the figure of a dwarf, who is sometimes identified as.
Hace 2 días · Drawing of sky-goddess Nut, held by Shu, arched over her brother, the earth-god Geb. The rising sun sails up her legs in the east before setting down her arms in the west. (Image credit: Chronicle ...
7 de may. de 2024 · Athena, in Greek religion, the city protectress, goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason, identified by the Romans with Minerva. She was essentially urban and civilized, the antithesis in many respects of Artemis, goddess of the outdoors. Athena was probably a pre-Hellenic goddess and was later taken over by the Greeks.
Hace 1 día · Hḗrā; Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.
