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	Virtual-Egypt - The Egyptian People's Papyrus
		One of the Four Sons of Horus, Amset was represented as a mummified man. He was the protector of the liver of the deceased, and was protected by the goddess Isis.
		The four sons of Horus were the protectors of the parts of the body of Osiris, and from this, became the protectors of the body of the deceased.
		The god of the dead, and the god of the resurrection into eternal life; ruler, protector, and judge of the deceased, and his prototype (the deceased was in historical times usually referred to as "the Osiris").
	www.virtual-egypt.com /newhtml/gods (4159 words)

	Guardian Deity of Lanka: Skanda-Murukan and Kataragama
		The god of Katirai is referred to as Tenkatiraivelan, "Velan residing at Katirai in the South", Murukan, Kantavel and Kumarecan.
		Separate shrines dedicated to the guardian gods were accommodated in the architectural scheme of the temple and provision was made for conducting worship regularly at these shrines.
		In the Buddhist perception the shrine at Kataragama is the shrine of Kanta-Kumara, one of the four guardian gods of Lanka whereas to the Hindus he is Skanda-Murukan, a manifestation of the omnipotent and transcendent Divinity.
	www.kataragama.org /research/pathmanathan.htm (5815 words)

	Gods
		is one of the four sons of Horus, he was portrayed as a mummy with the head of a baboon.Hapy's role was to protect the lungs of the deceased and was the guardian of the North.
		is one of the four sons of Horus, he was portrayed as a mummified human.Imsety's role was to protect the liver of the deceased and was the guardian of the South.
		A god of the earth and vegetation, he symbolized in his death the yearly drought and in his miraculous rebirth the periodic flooding of the Nile and the growth of grain.
	www.angelfire.com /hi/saosis/Gods.html (3617 words)

	Egyptian gods
		Min was worshiped as the god of virility; lettuces were offered as sacrifice to him and then eaten in hopes of procuring manhood; and he was worshiped as the husband of the goddess Qetesh, goddess of love and femininity.
		She was, along with her sister, considered the special protectress of the dead, and she was the guardian of Hapi, the protector of the lungs of the deceased.
		Supposedly the consort of Isis, god of the afterlife and fertility.
	www.timstouse.com /EarthHistory/Egypt/gods.htm (4540 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The perahera begins with the traditional installation of logs ('kap situweema'), dedicated to the four guardian deities of the island, viz: Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and Pattini and it ends with the water-cutting ritual ('diya kepeema').
		The king told them that preparations were under way for celebrating the Esala festival (of Hindu origin) to appease the four guardian gods, invoking their blessings for peace and prosperity.
		The four devale peraheras, carrying the insignia of the deities plus the 'randoli', make their way to the Getambe ferry for the water-cutting ceremony, which is of Hindu origin.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/08/09/fea04.html (1263 words)

	The cult of Pattini or Kannakai Amman in Sri Lanka
		Kannaki whose fire of wrath was still burning announced to the gods and ascetics of the city that she would avenge the treachery committed against her innocent husband.
		It is clear that the goddess Pattini was equated with the four guardian gods in the central highlands during the time of Senasammata Vikramabâhu, the founder of the kingdom of Kandy.
		Although originally Pattini was not reckoned as one of the four guardian deities, in course of time she was raised to that status along with Nâtha.
	pattini.org /pattini-pathmanathan.htm (1802 words)

	28 Constellations \| The Book of the Four Gods
		In order to stabalize things, she rebuilt the square-like "pillar" using colored stones that shone in the night sky, and placed four guardians in each corner of it, in order to keep it from collapsing.
		The moon's orbit was used by the ancient Chinese to measure the passing of seasons, each season represented by a guardian in the sky.
		It was believed that the moon passed one of the constellations ("seishuku") every few days, and that it took the passing of all 28 constellations to complete a full orbit of the moon, and therefore of all the seasons.
	www.freewebs.com /fourgods-no-miko/index.htm (253 words)

	Achaea - Dreams of Divine Lands
		A fierce and primeval God, Shaitan favours warriors, exulting in the carnage of the battlefield and ruthless slaughter.
		The divine child of Caspian, the Elder God of the Seas, and an unknown mother, Neraeos was born a Demi-God early in the history of the world.
		Neraeos is the God of the Sea, the Keeper of the Lakes, and Master of Flowing Waters.
	www.achaea.com /gods.htm (6614 words)

	Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
		the most important of the gods and goddesses, Isis was sister/wife to Osiris, and was generally believed to be the most powerful of all because she knew the secret name of Ra.
		Sister of Isis, Nephtys, and Selket, protectress of Duamutef (god of the stomach of the deceased).
		Nut was generally depicted as a woman with blue skin, and her body covered with stars, standing on all fours, leaning over her husband, representing the sky arched over the earth.
	www.jmasonart.com /CreationMyths/html/gods.html (1118 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
		Purpose: Guardian of the corpse of Apep and the passage of the sun.
		Every night he battled to swallow the boat of the sun god, but was always defeated eventually, and the sun was free to rise again.
		Purpose: 'Phallus of heaven.' A fertility god, his phallus is reputed in varying myths to be the bolt on the doors of heaven, the mast of the ferryboat of the underworld, and important for a man to identify his own phallus with in order to secure potency in the Afterlife.
	webzoom.freewebs.com /belenen/htms/egypt-gods-ennead.html (608 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features
		The historic Esala Perahera in Kandy began on July 18, with the usual installation of the 'kapa' (sanctified log) at the devales dedicated to the four guardian gods Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and goddess Pattini.
		It is a combination of the Dalada perahera, and the four Devale peraheras dedicated to the guardian deities of the island.
		On their way, the peraheras stop at the Ganadevi Kovil, Kandy, where the assembled crowds received the blessings of the gods, in the form of a tilaka (prasada) of sandalwood paste on the forehead.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/07/24/fea05.html (1738 words)

	Synopses: First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan
		Amongst the god's names, 'Skanda' and 'Subrahmanya' are crucial to understand the symbolism and evolution of the deity's concept and its worship (upāsana) in diverse ways as suited to the mental attitude (ruci) and qualification (adhikāra) of the devotees.
		Pārvati's marriage to Shiva is ordained by the gods, for the warrior-child of the union - Kumāra/Skanda/Kārttikeya - is to destroy the asura Tāraka and liberate gods and humanity from bondage.
		Early historical references to the young god Muruka and his origin show that various god concepts of an allied character were merged in the composition of Skanda-Kārttikeya from the period of the Indus Valley civilization.
	murugan.org /events/98_conf_synopses.htm (19603 words)

	Kandy Esala Perahara rituals and their significance
		The God Natha to whom a deistic shrine was dedicated is taken to be the power deity who influenced the political affairs at the time.
		Robert Knox called the deity in it as Alut Nuvara Deiyyo or the God of Alut Nuvara indicating that the god was originally residing in Alut Nuvara in the Kegalle district.
		In the 15th century the God at Devundara, as described in the Paravi Sandesaya, a Sinhalese Sandesa (epistle) poem, is viewed as a powerful god and a vanquisher of Asuras, full of power, glory an might.
	daladamaligawa.org /historical-places.htm (2334 words)

	Majjhima III
		It occurs to the bhikkhu, O! I should be born with the four guardian gods with long life, beauty and much pleasantness, at the break up of the body, after death.
		That abiding, developped and made much, conduces to be born with the guardian gods with long life, beauty and much pleasantness.
		The bhikkhu learns, that gods born in the sphere of consciousness...re....in the sphere of nothingness,..re...in the sphere of neither perception nor non perception have a long life span and enjoy much pleasantness.
	www.buddhanet.net /budsas/ebud/majjhima/120-sankharuppatti-e.htm (1379 words)

	Manual of Zen Buddhism: VI. The Buddhist Statues and Pictures in a Zen Monastary
		The Shitenno or the four guardian gods are enshrined in the Buddha-hall at the four corners of the altar.
		He is one of the eight generals belonging to Virudhaka, the guardian god of the Southern quarter.
		As the monasteries are generally located in the mountains this god who is supposed to preside over such districts, is invited to have his residence in the grounds so that he would be a good protector of the Brotherhood against the inimical influence of evil spirits.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/mzb/mzb06.htm (2459 words)

	Dhaman - The Definitive Guide: Hindu Gods and Goddesses
		Indra is the sky god and the son of Prithvi and Dyaus.
		None of the gods came to the infant's aid for they all felt, as was indeed the case, that this child was the herald of great changes in the divine order and, possibly, of their own doom.
		Vayu is the god or the winds, or of the aur.
	www.fortunecity.co.uk /southbank/performing/31/hindu_gods.html (1469 words)

	Old Gods - WoWWiki
		The Old Gods were malevolent deities who ruled Azeroth in the ancient past before they and their Elemental Lieutenants were defeated by the Titans.
		The fifth God, C'Thun, was defeated in Silithus in a battle which also resulted in the defeat of a Titan.
		According to the War of the Ancients Trilogy, there are three Old Gods still living, imprisoned and chained by the Titans deep beneath the surface of Azeroth.
	www.wowwiki.com /Old_Gods (597 words)

	Egypt: Gods of Ancient Egypt
		In Petosiris Tom at Tuna el-Gebel, the god is shown wearing an atef crown of the god Osiris.We known of Khephir from at least the 5th Dynasty (2494-2345 BC) from a pyramid text that invokes the sun to appear in the name of Khephir.
		The god Sah and his consort, Sopdet (Spdt, Sepedet), who is probably better known by her Greek name, Sothis, personified the constellation of Orion (which he is sometimes referred to) and the bright, first magnitude star Sirius (the "dog star") respectively.
		The wisest of the Egyptian gods was Thoth (Djhuty, Djehuty, Tehuty), the baboon and ibis god of the moon.
	www.touregypt.net /magazine/godsofancientegypt.htm (8769 words)

	Robert Winston: Why do we believe in God? \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		Often lifting three or four of them up simultaneously in one hand, holding them high and allowing the creatures to wind around their arms and bodies, they praise God ecstatically.
		On the other hand, extrinsic religious feelings - where religion is used as a way to belong to and prosper within a group - seem to be associated with increased tendencies to guilt, worry and anxiety.
		It is possible that strong levels of belief in God, gods, spirits or the supernatural might have given our ancestors considerable comforts and advantages.
	www.guardian.co.uk /religion/Story/0,2763,1590899,00.html (2643 words)

	travelsrilanka - The Esala Perahera - Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Perahera rituals begin with the kap situvima or kappa, which is the planting of kap poles (cuttings from a sanctified tree) within the premises of the four devales dedicated to the four guardian gods Natha, Vishnu, Kataragama and goddess Pattini.
		The fourth is from the Kataragama Devale (dedicated to the God of Kataragama, identified with the warrior god, Skanda) which is on Kotugodelle Vidiya.
		The important times are announced by the firing of cannonballs - the first to announce the commencement of the four devale peraheras, the second at the time of placing the casket on the tusker’s back, the third to announce the commencement of the Dalada Perahera, and the last on the completion of the Perahera.
	www.travelsrilanka.com /index.cfm?PAGE=3176 (1236 words)

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		One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god.
		This means that the multiplicity of the cosmos--with all its gods, goddesses, humans, animals, and other beings and objects--is actually a unity; it is one divine being.
		Each contains a section of hymns to the gods (Mantras), a section of ritual materials (Brahmanas), a section of guidance for hermits (Aranyakas), and a fourth section of philosophical treatises (Upanishads).
	www.lycos.com /info/hinduism--gods.html (375 words)

	The Seven Gods of Bliss
		It is strange to observe that Mahâkâla, the god of time, has here entirely lost his original significance, and that Kâla is understood to mean "fl" instead of "time." Coleman in his Hindu Mythology says that Mahâkâlî, the female counterpart of Mahâkâla, was commonly painted fl or dark blue.
		He is the god of wealth and one of the guardians of the four cardinal points of the universe.
		The seventh god of bliss according to one tradition is Fukrokju, and according to another Kisshoten (Shridevî).
	www.sacred-texts.com /journals/oc/ts-sgb.htm (2699 words)

	Ankeli Puja and the Pattini Cult
		These awesome fears were infectious diseases, fickle weather patterns and natural calamities attributed to the anger of a variety of gods and demons who had to be propitiated to obtain succour.
		His view is that the cult was introduced in the 13th Century by traders and merchants and Royal patronage was conferred on the Pattini cult during the reign of Parakrama Bahu VI (1411-1466) of Kotte who first built a shrine in her honour in Sri Lanka.
		Whatever the view, the cult was so compelling that during the Kandyan period Goddess Pattini was elevated as one of the four guardian gods of country.
	pattini.org /ankeli-puja.htm (1136 words)

	Ancient Egypt - Guardian's Egypt - Explore Ancient Egypt from the comfort of your own computer! Travel Tours To Egypt
		Welcome to Guardian's Egypt where you can explore the mystery and splendor of ancient Egypt from the comfort of your own computer.
		Guardian's Egypt, Guardian's Net, Guardian's Web and Guardian's Group are not affiliated with any other company, group, organization or ideology that uses the name, "Guardian".
		Guardian's Egypt was founded in 1994 by Andrew Bayuk.
	guardians.net /egypt (577 words)

	The Korea Times : Epic Drama Boom to Continue This Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Actress Moon So-ri, left, and actor Bae Yong-joon co-star in "Taewangsasingi" (The Four Guardian Gods of the Kin) to air on MBC in May.
		``Taewangsasingi’’ (The Four Guardian Gods of the King), expected to air on MBC in May, has already attracted attention for its co-stars, Bae Yong-joon and Moon So-ri.
		The drama tells the story of four women from childhood to becoming top kisaeng.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/culture/200701/kt2007010719050811690.htm (576 words)

	Manual of Zen Buddhism
		And also to all the holy assemblies of the spiritual beings who are guardians of this monastery and surrounding district.
		Then because of his compassion for all the four classes of beings and for Devas, Nagas, Manushyas, Amanushyas and others, Kwanzeon Bosatsu accepted the necklace, and dividing it into two parts he presented the one to Shakamunibutsu (Shakyamuni Buddha) and the other to the shrine of Tahobutsu (Prabhutaratna Buddha).
		Such beings, you must know, are those who have planted their root of merit not only under one, two, three, four, or five Buddhas, but already under thousands of myriads of asamkhyeyas of Buddhas have they planted their root of merit of all kinds.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /manual_of_zen_buddhism.htm (12486 words)

	Sri Lankan Myths, Miracles & Mysteries
		The Gods and Deity Worship in Sri Lanka (In Sri Lanka there are four deities regarded as the guardians of the Buddha-sasana in the island: Vishnu, Saman, Kataragama, and Vibhishana.
		Although Vishnu is originally a Hindu god, the Buddhists have taken him over as a Buddhist deity, referring to him also by the localized designation Uppalavanna.
		The Guardian Deities of Lanka: Skanda-Murukan and Kataragama (In the Buddhist tradition as found in Sri Lanka, Kataragama is one in the list of sixteen sacred sites.
	www.lankalibrary.com /myths.html (1657 words)

	Legend of Zelda: The Grand Adventures
		One of the gods was in the east in a canyon, one to the north in the mountains, one in the west within the ocean, and one to the south in the swamp, and it was the god in the swamp that Link sought after first.
		The god he faced was much like the second one, only able to utter a handful of words and a mutual understanding before sending Link back into the planes of Termina, where Link, now encouraged and happily pleased yet amazed at his progress, went to find the final deity, warping back again to do so.
		The god, through its limited communication with Link, tried to express his gratitude and a little encouragement to Link before Link was taken away back to now a less barren Ikana Valley.
	www.nintendoland.com /zelda/library/mudora/story/chapter08.htm (6023 words)

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		It requires the other four guardian-gods (the Black Tortoise, the Red Phoenix, the Blue Dragon and the White Tiger) to be blocked off, and also requires a channel for immense energy (ie.
		It is called the Spirit of Bronze and considered a guardian deity of the earth, but when summoned will destroy everything in its path.
		With the help of Roger's greatest invention, the Instantaneous Matter Transporter, Yuri and co. are teleported to the float in outer space to defeat the alien Meta-god.
	sh.megaten.net /3tomes.html (1257 words)

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