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Siva (Intermediate God) Siva should not to be mistaken for the Hindu god “Shiva the Destroyer,” which is a composite of many older gods. Siva is such an important manifestation of Rudra (the destructive god of storms and diseases) that can be regarded as a separate deity. Siva is power incarnate, a fierce ascetic who […]

Puchan (Intermediate God) Puchan is the god who guides, watching over travelers, ushering the dead to Varna’s realm, leading men to wealth or away from trouble, and showing herdsmen where to find good pastures for their cattle. He also brings all things into proper relationship with one another, blessing marriages, protecting men from those would

Brahman (Intermediate God) Brahman is also known as Hiranyagarbha, Prajapali (both used in the early Vedic Age), and many other names. Here, Hiranyagarbha and Prajapati are used interchangeably. Brahman is the world spirit that enfolds all of existence and the divine essence that is hidden in all beings, and of which all beings are a

Uranus (Greater God) Uranus was the early god of the sky and heavens, and Gaea‘s husband. He was horrified by the hideousness of his offspring with Gaea – the Titans, Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires. He shut them up inside their mother Gaea, which both pained and angered her. To avenge herself and her children, she persuaded

Hades (Intermediate God) Hades is a two-sided deity, the god of death on one hand and the god of wealth on the other. He is a son of Rhea and Cronus, and thus one of Zeus’ older brothers. He rarely leaves his kingdom in the underworld, where the dead go to fade into nothingness. Hades

Cronus (Greater God) The youngest of the Titans born to Uranus and Gaea, Cronos was the ambitious one who attacked his father and then assumed the throne to become ruler of the universe. However, when his mother Gaea prophesied that one of his children would overthrow him as he had his father, Cronus proved just

Shu (Intermediate God) Shu, also known as “the upholder”, is the god of the atmosphere. He is charged with holding up the sky and, thus, keeping Nut and Geb separated. Shu (and his wife Tefnut) were Ra’s first children and he has great affection for them both. As one might expect, Shu has complete control