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Manwe Sulimo · 12-30-2002, 01:05 PM

Well, in Hinduism there is Brahma (the Creator), Shiva (the Destroyer), and Vishnu (the Renewer/Preserver?) who are the three main deities, who together are called Brahman. Below them are upwards of thiry thousand minor deites, the gods of specific families and things. (Or was it only three thousand? I can never remember.) It's not really like Tolkien's hierarchy, with the one over-god, since Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu are of equal power and duties to the world.

12-30-2002, 01:05 PM	#12
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	Well, in Hinduism there is Brahma (the Creator), Shiva (the Destroyer), and Vishnu (the Renewer/Preserver?) who are the three main deities, who together are called Brahman. Below them are upwards of thiry thousand minor deites, the gods of specific families and things. (Or was it only three thousand? I can never remember.) It's not really like Tolkien's hierarchy, with the one over-god, since Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu are of equal power and duties to the world. __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."