Deva: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "{{Infobox |title = Deva |image = |param1 = Sanskrit |param2 = देव |param3 = N/A |param4 = |param5 = |param6 = Sen no Kiseki III-IV |param7 = }} __TOC__ ==Origin== Deva...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
|title = Deva | |title = Deva | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|param1 = | |param1 = Hindu Mythology | ||
|param2 = देव | |param2 = देव | ||
|param3 = N/A | |param3 = N/A | ||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
Deva in Sanskrit means 'Heavenly' or 'Divine' and refers to a category of supernatural beings who eventually were distinguished from the related Asuras, with the former being good and the latter evil. The word comes from a Proto Indo-European root meaning 'Shining' and is etymologically related to the Greek Zeus, the Latin Deus and everything derived from that. Deva is specifically the masculine form of the name, its feminine form is Devi. | Deva in Sanskrit means 'Heavenly' or 'Divine' and refers to a category of supernatural beings in Hindu mythology who eventually were distinguished from the related Asuras, with the former being good and the latter evil. The word comes from a Proto Indo-European root meaning 'Shining' and is etymologically related to the Greek Zeus, the Latin Deus and everything derived from that. Deva is specifically the masculine form of the name, its feminine form is Devi. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 20 October 2019
Deva
| Origin: | Hindu Mythology |
|---|---|
| Source Name: | देव |
| Japanese: | N/A |
| Appears In: | Sen no Kiseki III-IV |
Origin
Deva in Sanskrit means 'Heavenly' or 'Divine' and refers to a category of supernatural beings in Hindu mythology who eventually were distinguished from the related Asuras, with the former being good and the latter evil. The word comes from a Proto Indo-European root meaning 'Shining' and is etymologically related to the Greek Zeus, the Latin Deus and everything derived from that. Deva is specifically the masculine form of the name, its feminine form is Devi.
Appearances
- Deva is the localization adopted by NISA for the Master Quartz Diva.