earth-god
Americannoun
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The earth-god Osiris, god of the living, had died and had been brought to life as god of the dead.
From The Egyptian Conception of Immortality by George Andrew Reisner
Dedun was a Nubian god, who appears to have been a creative earth-god.
From The Religion of Ancient Egypt by Sir W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders) Petrie
In explanation it is said: "Fire is the earth-god, Wind, or Indra, is the god of the atmosphere, and the sun is the god of the sky."
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
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