Deva (Hinduism)
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Deva (Hinduism)
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Deva means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. Deva is a masculine term; the feminine equivalent is Devi. The word is a cognate with Latin deus ("god") and Greek Zeus. In the earliest Vedic literature, all supernatural beings are called Devas and Asuras. The concepts and legends evolved in ancient Indian literature, and by the late Vedic period, benevolent supernatural beings a
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Male celestial being in Hinduism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism)
date created:
2004-10-05T14:42:22Z
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2024-09-01T21:57:13Z
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