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...
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Domovoy (category Slavic household deities)
Other household gods, or expressions of the Domovoy, are: Dvorovoy – tutelary deity of the courtyard Bannik – "Bath Spirit", the tutelary deity of the...
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and granaries. Each Roman home had a set of protective deities: the Lar or Lares of the household or familia, whose shrine was a lararium; the Penates who...
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Toilet god (category Household deities)
A toilet god is a deity associated with latrines and toilets. Belief in toilet gods – a type of household deity – has been known from both modern and...
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Brownie (folklore) (redirect from Silkie (household spirit))
(Slavic) Haltija/Tonttu (Finnish) Heinzelmännchen (German) Household deity Lithuanian household gods (list) Hungry ghost Jack o' the bowl (Swiss) Koro-pok-guru...
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Hanja: 廁神) is the toilet goddess of Korean mythology. Unlike better-known household deities such as Jowangshin, god of the hearth, her worship forms a minor part...
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A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundaries". These gods are believed...
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member of a college Household deity, a deity or spirit that protects the home or members of the household Master of the Household, the chief operational...
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Meldi Mata is a Hindu goddess and household deity who protects farmland. A legend says that she can grant any wish. She is mainly famous in the western...
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Dimstipatis (mentioned by Jokūbas Lavinskis), is a masculine deity (genius loci). It is a household god, the guardian of houses and caretaker of the hearth...
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