water god

A grand finale is included with a battle between angry fire and water gods.

Here we see a Roman temple with 'nymphs' making offerings to the water gods.

There is some reason to believe that Poseidon, like other water gods, was originally conceived under the form of a horse.

What are the "water gods", strangely beautiful mushrooms with human faces, that have started growing in the wilds?

I nonetheless reverted to donating often to the Sandpiper water gods.

But if the water gods were restless, as they often are, far more distance might need to be covered before a safe harbor could be reached.

It is a gallant blow - the old pro has decided to risk the wrath of the water gods once more and play for an eagle.

Metalanim was built by cannibals with stone chisels, and those canals served their religious rites to the water gods.

The painting was exquisite, so lifelike that the water gods weedy hair glimmered and glowered greenish, his skin a network of tiny, silvery scales.

If this was not done, legend has it that the Water Gods would clash with the Dragon spirits of the boats, with potentially disastrous consequences.

The seals depict an utterly unfamiliar world where a nude bearded hero with six curls coexists with a bull-man, water gods and a lion-griffin.

The water that fills the nation's bogs and lakes is worshiped by its people, and great temples are erected throughout the republic in honor of the water gods.

The ancient superstition is that the water gods required a sacrifice to keep them content, and the church later named wells after saints and called them holy wells.

Shuixian Gong (水仙宮), the Water Gods temple, built in Qing Dynasty after Wutiaogang was constructed.

This group, whose dance is based on the traditional Indian Odissi style, will present "Neel: The Eternal Blue," which explores the iconography of Hindu water gods.

The tall, semi-circular tower ruin is thought to have been a temple to pagan water gods at one time; however, by the fifth century it had clearly been converted to a church.

Back on the reserve, King Julien (who proclaims himself king upon arriving in Africa) suggests that the animals offer a sacrifice in the volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro, to appease the water gods.

Archaeological finds in the area, including such items as bone tools, cave bear bones, altars to water gods, and an altar to the goddess Adsaluta and god Savus indicate that it has a long history of human occupation.

In the Wakan Sansai Zue, they are considered water gods (Suijin), and in the ancient Chinese book Zuo Zhuan, they are considered to be gods of swamps and marshes.

They created the other gods, the most important of whom were the water gods: Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility and Chalchiuhtlicue, the goddess of lakes, rivers and oceans, also the goddess of beauty.

Created from a natural limestone cave, with steep sides stretching about 60 feet above the water line, this cenote was specifically used for ceremonies and occasional sacrifices; for the latter, men, women, and children were thrown in during drought times to appease the water gods.

I didn't sacrifice a ball to the water gods all day, in fact, until I came to the fish-hook shaped par-5 18th, which because of its tiny island green, connected to the Turnberry mainland by just a narrow causeway, has become the resort's signature hole.

Although both Ea and Yamm were water gods and are sometimes called "storm" gods, Ea was the creator and representative of the sweet beneficent waters from below the earth, and as "Enki" was responsible for fertilising the earth itself.

Diego Durán in the Book of the Gods and Rites wrote about the religious practices devoted to the water gods, Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue, and a very important part of their annual ritual included the sacrifice of infants and young children.

Surrounded by statues of water gods and dolphins, the three grand outdoor pools include one where jets propel you around in a slightly out-of-control circle, a central one for swimming and a hot one where bathers can play chess on floating boards in the water.