Western God Name Dictionary - Holy Scriptures (015)

Author: Atsushi Yamakita
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The main entries of this book cover a total of four hundred twenty-eight deities, all collected from mythology, folk tales, or mythological literary works. The names of the deities included number approximately one thousand one hundred. The collection primarily focuses on regions west of Persia and east of the Americas. The main entries are composed of eight subcategories: "Western and Eastern Mythology (primarily in English)," "Deity Names," "Divine Attributes," "Origin and Region," "Explanations," and "Reference Entries." It is emphasized that in the main entries and mythological explanations, deity names marked in bold indicate that they are also included in the main entries of this book.