LIGHT
Light * Mythology Research




Gods/Goddesses/Demigods
* Ahura MAzda - (zoroastrian beliefs) god of light (wize lord) fights the god of darkness, Ahriman (or Angra Mainyu) (ANGEL.14)
* Apollo - Greek god of intellect, the arts, healing and light. Son of Zeus and Leto. (DM.25) Another aspect for Apollo is "Phoebus" meaning "shining." (DM.214)
* Diana Lucifera (female counterpart Lucifer "light bringer" "morning star") (origin?) (WDS.74)
* Lucifer - "light bringer" , "morning star" (origin?) (WDS.74)
* Mithra/ Mithras - (ancient persian) god of light. friend to man, foe to evil. Seen as youth with short tunic and phrygian cap. Thrusting a sword into the neck of a bull. Worshiped in rome. (EM.175)
* Phoebus - (an aspect of Apollo) meaning 'shining' (DM.214)


Creatures/Beings/People
* Aura (rome) a 'spirit of air' who could fly up to heaven (WDS.3)


Symbols and Objects
* Yinyang - chinese - duality male/female, light/dark. 'every 1/2 of a dualistic pair contains something of its opposite within its heart' (WDS.18)


Other Concepts
* The soul - According to eastern mystics, the immortal soul is made of the same etherial light of stars. When we die, our soul returns to the stars.
* Amitabha - infinite light (Buddhist) representing the essence of all six meditation buddhas (ME.140)





Mythology Research * Core Concepts