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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 (mod. Chester)
DEVA (Sanskrit " heavenly ")

DEVA (See also:
SANSKRIT
Sanskrit " heavenly ") , in See also:

HINDU

Hindu and Buddhist See also:

MYTHOLOGY

mythology, See also:

SPIRITS

spirits of the See also:

LIGHT

light and See also:

air, and See also:

minor deities generally beneficent . In See also:

Persian mythology, however, the word is used for evil spirits or demons . According to Zoroaster the devas were created by See also:

AHRIMAN (Gr. 'Apecµavios in Aristotle, or 'Apeiµav+7s in Agathias; in the Avesta, Angr3 Mainyush)—" the Destructive Spirit ")

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