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Household deity, the Glossary

A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members.^[1]

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Domestic and hearth deities
Roman deities

Agathodaemon

Agathos Daimon (ἀγαθός δαίμων) originally was a lesser deity (daemon) of classical ancient Greek religion and Graeco-Egyptian religion. Household deity and Agathodaemon are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Aibell

In Irish legend Aibell (sometimes Aoibheall (modern Irish spelling)), also anglicised as Aeval or Eevill) was the guardian spirit of the Dál gCais, the Dalcassians or Ó Bríen clan. She was the ruler of a ''sídhe'' in north Munster, and her dwelling place was Craig Liath, the grey rock, a hill overlooking the Shannon about two miles north of Killaloe.

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Ainu people

The Ainu are an ethnic group who reside in northern Japan, including Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai; they have occupied these areas known to them as "Ainu Mosir" (lit), since before the arrival of the modern Yamato and Russians.

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Aitvaras

Aitvaras is a nature spirit in Lithuanian mythology. Household deity and Aitvaras are household deities.

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Amulet

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.

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Ancestor veneration in China

Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname organised into lineage societies in ancestral shrines.

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Ancestral shrine

An ancestral shrine, hall or temple (or, Nhà thờ họ; Chữ Hán: 家祠户), also called lineage temple, is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition.

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Ancient Celtic religion

Ancient Celtic religion, commonly known as Celtic paganism, was the religion of the ancient Celtic peoples of Europe.

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Ancient Egyptian religion

Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture.

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Ancient Greek religion

Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices.

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Anglo-Saxon paganism

Anglo-Saxon paganism, sometimes termed Anglo-Saxon heathenism, Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian religion, Anglo-Saxon traditional religion, or Anglo-Saxon polytheism refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the 5th and 8th centuries AD, during the initial period of Early Medieval England.

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Animism

Animism (from meaning 'breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Anito

Anito, also spelled anitu, refers to ancestor spirits, nature spirits, and deities in the Indigenous Philippine folk religions from the precolonial age to the present, although the term itself may have other meanings and associations depending on the Filipino ethnic group. Household deity and anito are domestic and hearth deities and tutelary deities.

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Aztec mythology

Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico.

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Æsir

Æsir (Old Norse; singular: áss) or ēse (Old English; singular: ōs) are gods in Germanic paganism.

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Émile Durkheim

David Émile Durkheim (or; 15 April 1858 – 15 November 1917), professionally known simply as Émile Durkheim, was a French sociologist.

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Ông Táo

Ông Táo (翁灶) also known as Táo Quân (灶君, Mandarin Táo), Táo Vương (灶王), Thần Bếp (神灶), Vua Bếp (𢂜灶) or the Kitchen god is regarded in Vietnamese culture as the advocate of the Vietnamese family with the gods and the emissary between heaven to earth.

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Baltic Finnic paganism

Baltic Finnic paganism, or Baltic Finnic polytheism was the indigenous religion of the various of the Baltic Finnic peoples, specifically the Finns, Karelians, Estonians, Vepsians and Izhorians, prior to Christianisation.

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Baltic mythology

Baltic mythology is the body of mythology of the Baltic peoples stemming from Baltic paganism and continuing after Christianization and into Baltic folklore.

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Bes

Bes (also spelled as Bisu, Ⲃⲏⲥ), together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, likely of Kushite/Nubian or Nehesi C-Group culture origin worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.

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Brigid

Brigid or Brigit (meaning 'exalted one'),Campbell, Mike See also Xavier Delamarre, brigantion / brigant-, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions Errance, 2003) pp. Household deity and Brigid are domestic and hearth deities.

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Brownie (folklore)

A brownie or broonie (Scots), also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks. Household deity and brownie (folklore) are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Carnival of Venice

The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, famous throughout the world for its elaborate costumes and masks.

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Chantico

In Aztec religion, Chantico ("she who dwells in the house") is the deity reigning over the fires in the family hearth. Household deity and Chantico are domestic and hearth deities.

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Chinese folk religion

Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion, comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora.

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Cofgod

'Cofgod' (plural Cofgodas ("cove-gods")) was an Old English term for a household god in Anglo-Saxon paganism. Household deity and Cofgod are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Culture of the Philippines

The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity.

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Dalcassians

The Dalcassians (Dál gCais) are a Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century.

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Deity

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.

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Deutsche Mythologie

Deutsche Mythologie (Teutonic Mythology) is a treatise on Germanic mythology by Jacob Grimm.

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Deutsches Wörterbuch

The Deutsches Wörterbuch ("The German Dictionary"), abbreviated DWB, is the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the German language in existence.

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Dharmapala

A dharmapāla is a type of wrathful god in Buddhism. The name means "dharma protector" in Sanskrit, and the dharmapālas are also known as the Defenders of the Justice (Dharma), or the Guardians of the Law. There are two kinds of dharmapala, Worldly Guardians (lokapala) and Wisdom Protectors (jnanapala).

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Di Penates

In ancient Roman religion, the Di Penates or Penates were among the dii familiares, or household deities, invoked most often in domestic rituals. Household deity and di Penates are household deities, roman deities and tutelary deities.

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Domovoy

In the Slavic religious tradition, Domovoy (Домовой, literally " of the household"; also spelled Domovoi, Domovoj, and known as Domowik, Домовик (Domovik), Домовик (Domovyk) and Дамавік (Damavik) is the household spirit of a given kin. They are deified progenitors, that is to say the fountainhead ancestors of the kin.

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Duende

A duende is a humanoid figure of folklore, with variations from Iberian, Ibero American, and Latin American cultures, comparable to dwarves, gnomes, or leprechauns.

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Edward Burnett Tylor

Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 18322 January 1917) was an English anthropologist, and professor of anthropology.

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English folklore

English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the English region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs, superstitions, and folktales.

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Estonian mythology

Estonian mythology is a complex of myths belonging to the Estonian folk heritage and literary mythology.

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Fairy

A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.

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Folklore

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.

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Folklore of Finland

Folklore of Finland refers to traditional and folk practices, technologies, beliefs, knowledge, attitudes and habits in Finland.

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Folklore of Italy

Folklore of Italy refers to the folklore and urban legends of Italy.

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Francis of Assisi

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet, and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans.

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French folklore

French folklore encompasses the fables, folklore, fairy tales and legends of the French people.

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Frigg

Frigg (Old Norse) is a goddess, one of the Æsir, in Germanic mythology. Household deity and Frigg are domestic and hearth deities.

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Gabija

Gabija (also known as Gabieta, Gabeta) is the spirit of the fire in Lithuanian mythology. Household deity and Gabija are domestic and hearth deities.

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Gargoyle

In architecture, and specifically Gothic architecture, a gargoyle is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing it from running down masonry walls and eroding the mortar between.

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Gasin faith

In Korean shamanism, Gasin are a branch of deities believed to protect the various objects and rooms of the house, such as jangdok or the kitchen. Household deity and Gasin faith are domestic and hearth deities.

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German folklore

German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries.

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Goblin

A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures.

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God

In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.

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Haltija

A haltija (haltia) is a spirit, gnome, or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology that guards, helps, or protects something or somebody. Household deity and haltija are tutelary deities.

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Hearth

A hearth is the place in a home where a fire is or was traditionally kept for home heating and for cooking, usually constituted by at least a horizontal hearthstone and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of reredos (a low, partial wall behind a hearth), fireplace, oven, smoke hood, or chimney.

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Heinrich Heine

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic.

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Heinzelmännchen

The Heinzelmännchen are a mythical race of creatures, appearing in a tale connected with the city of Cologne in Germany akin to gnomes, or elves.

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Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist.

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Hestia

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. Household deity and Hestia are domestic and hearth deities and household deities.

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Hob (folklore)

A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the English Midlands, Northern England, and on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. Household deity and hob (folklore) are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Hobgoblin

A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Household deity and hobgoblin are household deities.

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Home

A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals.

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Household

A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling.

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Idolatry

Idolatry is the worship of a cult image or "idol" as though it were a deity.

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Igbo people

The Igbo people (also spelled Ibo" and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, / / Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group in Nigeria.

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Imoinu

Imoinu or Emoinu (ꯏꯃꯣꯏꯅꯨ) is a goddess associated with household, hearth, family, fireplace, kitchen, wealth, peace and prosperity in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur).

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.

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Jack o' the bowl

In Swiss folklore, Jack o' the bowl (or Jack-of-the-Bowl) is a helpful house spirit and variously described as a brownie or kobold. Household deity and Jack o' the bowl are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Jacob Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Japanese studies

, sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan.

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Kami

are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion. Household deity and Kami are tutelary deities.

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Kamuy-huci

Kamuy-huci (カムイフチ, Kamui Fuchi) is the Ainu kamuy (goddess) of the hearth. Household deity and kamuy-huci are domestic and hearth deities.

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Kikimora

Kikimora (p) is a legendary creature, a female house spirit in Slavic mythology. Household deity and Kikimora are tutelary deities.

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Kitchen God

The kitchen deity – also known as the Stove God, named Zao Jun, Zao Shen, TSgt Chun, Zao kimjah, Cokimjah or Zhang Lang – is the most important of a plethora of Chinese domestic gods that protect the hearth and family. Household deity and kitchen God are domestic and hearth deities.

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Kitchen god

Kitchen gods are mythical beings that represent abstract concepts such as luck or just propel the minor changes of everyday life.

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Kobold

A kobold (occasionally cobold) is a mythical sprite. Household deity and kobold are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Korean shamanism

Korean shamanism, also known as or Mu-ism, is a religion from Korea.

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Lafcadio Hearn

, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (Patríkios Lefkádios Chérn), was a Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West.

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Lainingthou Sanamahi

Lainingthou Sanamahee (Meetei: ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯁꯥꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ) is the Supreme Guardian God of mankind and the supreme deity of the household in Meetei religion and mythology.

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Lares

Lares (archaic lasēs, singular) were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Household deity and Lares are household deities, roman deities and tutelary deities.

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Lares Familiares

Lares Familiares are guardian household deities and tutelary deities in ancient Roman religion. Household deity and Lares Familiares are household deities, roman deities and tutelary deities.

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Leimarel Sidabi

Leimarel Sidabi or Leimalel Sitapi is a goddess in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur.

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Libation

A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering to a deity or spirit, or in memory of the dead.

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List of Slavic deities

The pagan Slavs were polytheistic, which means that they worshipped many gods and goddesses.

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Lithuanian mythology

Lithuanian mythology (Lietuvių mitologija) is the mythology of Lithuanian polytheism, the religion of pre-Christian Lithuanians.

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Lubber fiend

The lubber fiend, Lob, lubberkin, lurdane or Lob Lie-By-The-Fire is a legendary creature of English folklore that is similar to the "brownie" (or "Urisk") of Scotland and northern England, the "hob" of northern England and the Scottish Borders, the Slavic "domovoi" and Scandinavian "tomte".

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Lusitanian mythology

Lusitanian mythology is the mythology of the Lusitanians, an Indo-European speaking people of western Iberia, in what was then known as Lusitania.

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Lutin

A lutin is a type of hobgoblin (an amusing goblin) in French folklore and fairy tales. Household deity and lutin are household deities.

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Manes

In ancient Roman religion, the Manes or Di Manes are chthonic deities sometimes thought to represent souls of deceased loved ones.

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Manipur

Manipur (Kangleipak|) is a state in northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

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Martin Luther

Martin Luther (10 November 1483– 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.

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Meitei mythology

Meitei mythology (or Manipuri mythology) (Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur.

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Menshen

Menshen, or door gods, are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil influences or to encourage the entrance of positive ones.

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Monaciello

The Monaciello or Munaciello (is a legendary sprite from the ancient folklore of Naples, Italy. Monaciello, which means "little monk" in Neapolitan, is typically a benevolent man, short and stocky, dressed in a long monk's robe with a broad hood.

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Nisse (folklore)

A italics, tomte, italics, or italics is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. Household deity and Nisse (folklore) are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Nordic folklore

Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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Odinala

Odinani, also known as Odinala, Omenala, Odinana, and Omenana, is the traditional cultural belief and practice of the Igbo people of south east Nigeria.

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Old Norse religion

Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.

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Ossetian mythology

Ossetian mythology or Alan mythology is the collective term for the beliefs and practices of the Ossetian people of the Caucasus region, which contains several gods and supernatural beings.

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Paganism

Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.

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Pantheon (religion)

A pantheon is the particular set of all gods of any individual polytheistic religion, mythology, or tradition.

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Persona

A persona (plural personae or personas) is a strategic mask of identity in public, the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional character.

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Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune (municipality) of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.

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Puck (folklore)

In English folklore, The Puck, also known as Goodfellows, are demons or fairies which can be domestic sprites or nature sprites. Household deity and Puck (folklore) are household deities.

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Rationalism

In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification",Lacey, A.R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976.

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Religion in ancient Rome

Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the people of Rome as well as those who were brought under its rule.

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Romani folklore

Romani folklore encompasses the folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people.

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Romantic nationalism

Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs.

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Sacrifice

Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship.

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Safa (mythology)

Safa (Ossetian: Сафа, from the Greek: Σάββας - "Sabbas the Sanctified") in Ossetian mythology God of the hearth chain. Household deity and Safa (mythology) are domestic and hearth deities.

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Sanamahism

Sanamahism, also known as Meiteism, or Lainingthouism is an ethnic religion of the Meitei people of Manipur, in Northeast India.

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Scottish folklore

Scottish folklore (Scottish Gaelic: Beul-aithris na h-Alba) encompasses the folklore of the Scottish people from their earliest records until today.

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Shinto

Shinto is a religion originating in Japan.

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Shinto shrine

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Shrine

A shrine (scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: escrin "box or case") is a sacred space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they are venerated or worshipped.

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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.

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Slavic paganism

Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century.

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Spanish mythology

Spanish mythology refers to the sacred myths of the cultures of Spain.

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Spirit tablet

A spirit tablet, memorial tablet, or ancestral tablet is a placard that people used to designate the seat of a deity or past ancestor as well as to enclose it.

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Swiss folklore

Swiss folklore describes a collection of local stories, celebrations, and customs of the alpine and sub-alpine peoples that occupy Switzerland.

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Table Talk (Luther)

Table Talk (Tischreden) is a collection of Martin Luther's sayings around the dinner table at Lutherhaus, Luther's home, but also at other times and locations, such as walks in the garden or notes taken while on journeys.

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Taweret

In Ancient Egyptian religion, Taweret (tꜣ-wrt, also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert and Taueret, and in translit, Thoeris, Taouris and Toeris) is the protective goddess of childbirth and fertility.

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Teraphim

Teraphim (tərāfīm) is a word from the Hebrew Bible, found only in the plural, and of uncertain etymology. Household deity and Teraphim are household deities and tutelary deities.

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Thomas Keightley

Thomas Keightley (17 October 1789 – 4 November 1872) was an Irish writer known for his works on mythology and folklore, particularly Fairy Mythology (1828), later reprinted as The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People (1978, 2000, etc.). Keightley was as an important pioneer in the study of folklore by modern scholars in the field.

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Totem

A totem (from ᑑᑌᒼ or ᑑᑌᒻ doodem) is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system. Household deity and totem are tutelary deities.

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Totem and Taboo

Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics, or Totem and Taboo: Some Points of Agreement between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics (Totem und Tabu: Einige Übereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker), is a 1913 book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which the author applies his work to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion.

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Trasgu

The trasgo, trasno or trasgu is a mythological creature present in the tradition of several cultures of what is now northern Spain, especially in Galician, Asturian and Cantabrian traditional culture, it is also found in legends of North Portugal.

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Tudigong

A Tudigong (l) is a kind of Chinese tutelary deity of a specific location. Household deity and Tudigong are tutelary deities.

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Twelve Olympians

relief (1st century BCendash1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff), Artemis (bow and quiver) and Apollo (lyre) from the Walters Art Museum.Walters Art Museum, http://art.thewalters.org/detail/38764 accession number 23.40.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_deity

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Domestic and hearth deities

Roman deities

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