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...

Dvarapala Ethnic religion Eudaemon (mythology) Guardian angel Hiisi Liminal deity Nagual National god Neoshamanism Patron saint Uay Riffard, Pierre A...

In anthropology, liminality (from Latin limen 'a threshold') is the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of...

Maman Brigitte Afterlife Death (personification) Liminal deity List of deities List of night deities List of fictional demons List of theological demons...

stage of a rite of passage Liminal deity, a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways Liminal being, mythical being of...

Rebirth Sacred king Son of God Theophany Tutelary deity Legendary creature Hybrid Human hybrid Liminal being Pantheon Spirit Angel Demon / Devil Demonology...

religion.: 270  From these relationships is said to be born a crocodile deity called Maga. The meaning of the name Set is unknown, but it is thought to...

creatures on the other side of a human border, showing his status as a Liminal deity. In Etruria, he was also associated with running water. He was also...

(communication) Gatekeeper's lodge Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr Heimdallr Janus Liminal deity Papa Legba Porter (college) Principal–agent problem Saint Peter Kurt...

A-un Castor and Pollux Gate deities of the underworld Glossary of Shinto Hecate Hermes/Mercury Janus Kṣitigarbha Liminal deity Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea...

any devotion to the deities of the trivium, where three roads meet...". Thanks to her association with boundaries and the liminal spaces between worlds...

The gate deities of the underworld were ancient Egyptian minor deities charged with guarding the gates of the Egyptian underworld. The Egyptians believed...

Dvarapalas as an architectural feature have their origin in tutelary deities, like Yaksha, and warrior figures, such as Acala, of the local popular...

it can mean a locality where two realms touch and therefore represents liminality, a place literally "neither here nor there", "betwixt and between". In...

of civil door gods intended to attract blessings and good fortune. Some deities are also thought to have guardians who serve a similar role at their temples...

Jesuism Jesus in comparative mythology Last Adam – title of Jesus Liminal deity – deity who is a crosser of boundaries List of books about Jesus List of...

Hecate/Trivia marked intersections and crossroads along with other liminal deities. The Romans enthusiastically celebrated the multiple identities of...

A lunar deity or moon deity is a deity who represents the Moon, or an aspect of it. These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending...

broadly equivalent to Dis Pater and Greek Pluto. For more on Ceres as a liminal deity, her earthly precedence over the underworld and the mundus, see Spaeth...

and frighten away demons. They were also worshipped as village tutelary deities. In the southern regions of Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang, jangseungs...

(1493-1898)] The function of the anitos, therefore, was similar to that of liminal deities in polytheistic religions who serve as intermediaries between mortals...

and clay their bread?: Grave goods, the Mesopotamian afterlife, and the liminal role of Inana/Ištar". Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions. 7 (1)...

Apasam Kamuy is the Ainu kamuy (god) of the threshold. Apasam Kamuy is called upon for protection during changes of state. Apasam Kamuy is conceived as...

is believed to be related to comparable deities from other traditions like Thor, Indra and Zeus). The liminal figure mediating between the intimately...

Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His...

Instead, they seem to have developed among and/or been influenced by liminal groups of renunciant yogins and yoginis, who collectively constituted what...

Island, where Munshin (known as Munjeon) is one of the most-worshipped deities; however, the worship of Munshin also exists in the mainland. The first...

and childhood deities were thought to care for every aspect of conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and child development. Some major deities of Roman religion...

human corpses for crafting kapāla (skull cups which Shiva and other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted holding or using) and jewellery. They also...

between forest and field, thus they are themselves, in a sense, liminal. That such liminal people should be mediums for the spirits seems entirely apt. Today...