tutelary deity
1Tutelary deity — A tutelary (also tutelar) is a deity or spirit who is a guardian, patron or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture or occupation. Both tutelary and tutelar can be used as either a noun or an… …
2tutelary — I. adjective Date: 1611 1. having the guardianship of a person or a thing < a tutelary goddess > 2. of or relating to a guardian II. noun (plural laries) Date: 1652 a tutelary power (as a deity) …
3tutelary — /tooht l er ee, tyooht /, adj., n., pl. tutelaries. adj. 1. having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing: tutelary saint. 2. of or pertaining to a guardian or guardianship. n. 3. a person who has tutelary powers, as a …
4tutelary — tu•te•lar•y [[t]ˈtut lˌɛr i, ˈtyut [/t]] also tu•te•lar [[t] l ər[/t]] adj. n. pl. lar•ies 1) having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing 2) of or pertaining to a guardian or guardianship 3) a person who has tutelary …
5Saman (deity) — Saman or Sumana or Samantha or Sumana Saman (Sumana Saman deviyo සුමන සමන් දෙවි in Sinhala) is a deity, subject to local and indigenous belief and worship in Sri Lanka. Saman means the rising morning sun . His character is of historical… …
6Water deity — This article is about Water Deities. For the novel by Wilbur Smith, see River God. See also: Water and religion File:Poseidon sculLolisjxissenhagen 2005.jpg Poseidon, Greek god of seas and waters. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated… …
7Household deity — A Domovoi, or household spirit, found in the folklore of Eastern Europe. It is a survival belief from Slavic paganism. A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members. It… …
8Nezha (deity) — Nezha (on the left) in Fengshen Yanyi Nezha, Na Zha or Nata (Chinese: 哪吒; pinyin: Nézhā or Núozhā[1]; Pe̍h ōe jī: Lô chhia; is a Taoist protection deity, the trickster, originally of Chinese Bud …
9Nature deity — The Dryad by Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a Greek dryad or tree nymph The term nature deity typically refers to the concept of gods or goddesses in mythology associated with various perceived forces of nature . They feature commonly in… …
10Quintus Valerius Soranus — (b. circa 140–130 B.C.?, [Conrad Cichorius, “Zur Lebensgeschichte des Valerius Soranus,” Hermes 41 (1906), p. 67; American Journal of Philology 28 (1907) 468.] d. 82 B.C.) was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman… …
