#protection deity

[chernobog13]

Zhong Kui, the demon queller, also known as Shōki in Japan.

Originally a scholar who placed first in government examinations, he was rejected from obtaining a position because the emperor found him too ugly. Zhong Kui wanted nothing more than to serve his country but, having been denied his life's ambition, committed suicide in front of the imperial palace.

The emperor was so moved by this display of devotion that he gave Zhong Kui a state funeral, reserved for only the highest people in the land.

Zhong Kui then returned to the land of the living as an unstoppable, incorruptible vanquisher of demons and monsters.

He commands an army of 80,000 demons, many of which he has defeated. He is widely referred to this day as a protective deity, and his image is often found in homes all across East Asia.

[akhret]

Maahes/Mihos

𓌳𓎛𓎿𓋴     𓌳𓁹𓎛𓊃𓅭𓃬      𓌳𓄿𓎛𓎿𓋴𓁻     𓃬𓎿𓁻   
𓅖𓃬𓁻𓀭      𓌳𓊃𓎛𓄂

Meaning of his name:

* Fierce Lion

* He who is true before her

* [One who can] See in front

Some Epithets:

* Manifester of Will

* Helper of the Wise Ones

* Avenger of Wrongs

* The Lord of Massacre

* Lord of Slaughter

* Weilder of the Knife

* The Scarlet Lord

* Lord of the Horizon

* Eye of Ra

Areas of Worship

* A temple was erected for Maahes dating to at least the 18th Century in Tamermu, or Leontopolis, which was his main area of worship.

* In Bubastis, a temple was erected for Maahes, dating to the 23rd Dynasty.

* He was worshipped in Aphroditopolis of Upper Egypt.

* He’s represented in temples across Dendera, Edfu, and Philae during the Greco-Roman period.

* He appears in temples erected at Dabod and Dendur in Nubia.

* He’s attested in the Bahariya Oasis and Siwa oasis.

Offerings:

* Lotus

* Flower bouquets

* Solar iconography

* Lion iconography

* Knives (or other weapons).

* Fire (candles)

* Crafts of his crown- the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, the Atef Crown, or the Solar disk with the ureas.

* Eye of Re imagery

* Meat (raw meat may be acceptable but ask)

* *Maat*

* Bread

* Beer

* Wine

* Water

* Working out

* A devotional act of standing up to injustice

Maahes is the son of Re or Ptah, with Sakhmet or Bast being the mother. He has a close connection to Nefertum, Shemsu, Anhur, and Shu.

Maahes was not an important figure in Egyptian mythology, yet he seems to have been important as a local deity, aiding in the fight against Apophis. He was the personification of the burning heat of the sun who repelled evil and punished those who violated the rules of maat. Due to this it’s believed he was associated with justice and order.

Next, Maahes is a guardian of sacred places. Due to his role of fighting evil, he was able to keep back evil forces from entering places like the room where the corpse of Asar was housed.

Maahes is also believed to have a role with perfumes, due to his connection with Nefertum, along with him being seen carrying the lotus bouquet as Nefertum does.

In Ancient Greece, he became associated with the Furies, and gave him the title of ‘the kindly one.’ To their culture, he was a god of storms and winds.

More notes and citations: https://akhretnotes.weebly.com/maahes-mihos.html#/

Maahes/ Mihos*

(One who can) see in front True before her

[spidermilkshake]

Ancardian Pantheon Series

Dhamsar

Dhamsar is the Deity of the Sun, Justice, and Protection from Oppression, and as a result is often the central figure in most polytheistic systems of worship amongst Surface cultures. Most cultures of Humans, Dwarves, as well as the High Elves and Mist Elves regard Dhamsar as one of the most important of their religions’ figures, and Dhamsar takes a major role among Drakelings, Quicklings, Pixies and many others on the Surface. Even some Underground cultures see scattered shrines to Dhamsar amongst the grand chambers, such as among Gnomes, Ogres, and Ratlings. As one of the most powerful of Deity in the pantheon, they are broadly respected even where the local religion does not typically venerate them.

Dhamsar is said to be the sibling of Lol’eth and Thurigyl, and of particular closeness to those other Deity. When they appear their physical form is that of a being in light armor which glows a bright red, with a similarly-styled shield on their back and a rod in their hand. Sometimes, they appear mounted atop a similarly nebulous giant of an elk, with antlers that gleam like red, heated crystal. When making an offering to Dhamsar, it is standard to draw culturally-specific symbols using either chalk or with burnt herbs—which vary depending on the tradition. Their symbols are the light halo, the golden shield, and the stag or elk.

[onikiribattousai]

Ne Zha and Horus, the Tutelary / Protection Deities. (In my style)

Ne Zha is a Daoist Protection Deity, he is often depicted as a youth instead of an adult and often shown flying with a pair of Wind Fire Wheels, a Universe Ring around his body (sometimes on his left arm), the Red Armillary Sash around his shoulder and a Fire Tipped Spear in his right hand. Sometimes, he is shown in his "three heads and six arms" form.

Horus is an Egyptian God of Sky, Protection, and Kingship with a Falcon head, it is said the Sun was his right eye and the Moon his left.

Ne Zha was a son of Ling Ji and Lady Yin, Horus was a son of Osiris and Isis. Ne Zha famous in several stories like Ne Zha riots the sea and Journey to the West,whereas Horus was famous in Eye of Horus Myth as result from his conflict with Seth, his uncle and injures one of his eye due to the fight.

I need to say thank you to @godsofhumanity for influencing me for the mythology crossover thingy and I decided to make my own.