earth-god
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A Chinese earth-god shrine sits next to the drink refrigerator, for protection and prosperity.
From The New Yorker
Dedun was a Nubian god, who appears to have been a creative earth-god.
From Project Gutenberg
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 Project Gutenberg
The earth-god Osiris, god of the living, had died and had been brought to life as god of the dead.
From Project Gutenberg
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