A tutelary (/ˈtjuːtəlɛri/; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person...

to "decree the fates of mankind". Gudea described them as "Lamma (tutelary deities) of all the countries." While it is common in modern literature to...

of the city of Sais in Lower Egypt Nekhbet – A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt Nephthys – A member of the Ennead, the consort of Set...

devatā, "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favourite deity. It is especially significant...

Horned deity Imperial Cult Incarnation Master of Animals / Potnia Theron Mother Nature Reincarnation / Rebirth Sacred king Son of God Theophany Tutelary deity...

Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents...

A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members. It has been a common belief in...

man with a falcon head. The earliest recorded form of Horus is the tutelary deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt, who is the first known national god, specifically...

religion of Malaysian Chinese - Peranakans and Chinese Indonesians, "Tutelary deity of Earth and Land" Bhivsen or Bhimal, god of the earth Bhum, goddess...

Silvanus (/sɪlˈveɪnəs/; meaning "of the woods" in Latin) was a Roman tutelary deity of woods and uncultivated lands. As protector of the forest (sylvestris...

lit. 'clan deity'), also known as a kuladaivaṃ (Tamil: குலதெய்வம்), is an ancestral tutelary deity in Hinduism and Jainism. Such a deity is often the...

the role of tutelary deities of the newborn not only because of their own features as goddess of the deliverers and as apotropaic tutelary god of infants...

consort of a weather god; invoked to aid in childbirth Apaliunas – tutelary deity of the city of Wilusa Āpi – chthonic Aranzah/Aranzahas – personification...

with this city in the Early Dynastic period, and was recognized as its tutelary deity and divine ruler. His temple located there was known under the ceremonial...

Serapis (i.e. Apis explicitly identified as Osiris in full) had been the tutelary deity of the village of Rhacotis, before it suddenly expanded into the great...

of trees, marsh and forest in Eastern Baltic mythology Leshy, is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology along with his wife Leshachikha(or...

chief of deity serve as guardians of the earth. (พระภูมิเจ้าที่) deity guardians of the trees (รุกขเทวดา) and Tutelary deity. (เทพารักษ์) which deity these...

"generative powers". These gods can be nature deities or national, community or kinship tutelary deities or ancestral gods and the ancestral gods of a...

expressions of the Domovoy, are: Dvorovoy – tutelary deity of the courtyard Bannik – "Bath Spirit", the tutelary deity of the private or public bathhouses, who...

places Patron saints of ethnic groups Military saints Saint symbolism Tutelary deity Slocum, Robert Boak; Armentrout, Donald S. (2000). "Patronal Feast"...

century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity. The naos of the Parthenon on the acropolis of Athens was designed exclusively...

Pomona, goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards Silvanus, tutelary spirit or deity of woods and fields and protector of forests Terra, primeval goddess...

iṣṭadevatā or iṣṭadevaḥ is defined by V. S. Apte as "a favorite god, one's tutelary deity." Though this term is used in many popular books on Buddhist Tantra...

and fictional characters with the name Silvanus (mythology), a Roman tutelary deity or spirit of woods and fields Sylvanus, Michigan, United States, a village...

their traditions or yo-ya of supplicating the mi hsaing hpa hsaing tutelary deities of their native place. King Anawrahta of Bagan (1044–1077) designated...

manifestation of the created (parikalpita) colour, shape, and so on, of your tutelary deity who is identical to yourself, breaking them down into atoms. Or it is...

as an avatar of the God Shiva. Khandoba is the Kuladevata (ancestral tutelary deity) of many people of Maharashtra. The Kunbi-Marathas casts', Dhangar tribe...

Schrader also observed that "cult of the hearth-fire" developed into "tutelary house deities, localized in the home", and the German kobold and the Greek agathós...

"nourished by Ninhursag's milk".[This quote needs a citation] She is the tutelary deity to several Sumerian leaders. Her most well known myths are Enki and...

Vajrayana Buddhism to Bhutan, which was then part of Tibet, and is the tutelary deity of the country. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen...