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DEVA (Sanskrit " heavenly ")

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 120 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DEVA (
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Sanskrit " heavenly ")  , in
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Hindu and Buddhist
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mythology,
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spirits of the
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light and
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air, and
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minor deities generally beneficent . In
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Persian mythology, however, the word is used for evil spirits or demons . According to Zoroaster the devas were created by
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Ahriman .

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