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In Canaanite mythology, Hadad was the god of thunder and lightning.
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In Jate mythology, Hafoza is the god of thunder and lightning.
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In Hottentot mythology, Haiuri is the messenger of death. It was a half being with one arm, one leg, one ear, one eye and half invisible which hopped after its victims and carried them in its half mouth to the underworld.
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In Laplandic mythology, the Haltios are the guardian spirits of Mount Nie'mi.
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In Arab mythology, the Hameh is a bird formed from the blood near the brains of a murdered man. The bird incessantly cries Iskoo'nee until the death is avenged, and then flies away.
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In Islam, the hand of Fatima represents the hand of God, divine power, providence and generosity. The thumb is the Prophet and the fingers are his four companions, the first his daughter the lady Fatima, second Ali her husband, third and fourth are Hasan and Husain, their sons. The
hand of Fatima is believed to ward off the evil eye, and is a powerful symbol today in Islam.
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In Malaysian mythology, Hantu Air is the god of the sea.
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In Persian mythology, Haoma was the son of Mazda and the physician to the gods and could be prevailed upon to come to dearth to cure mortal disease and drive out sin.
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In Australian mythology, Harrimiah is the twin brother of Perindi. Although he loves his brother, he is abused by him and this saddens Harrimiah so that he buries himself in the sand, whereupon his wife and mother ask the wattle and apple trees to keep watch over him, which they do.
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In Maori mythology, Hau is the god of wind.
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In Hawaiian mythology, Haumea is the goddess of procreation and childbirth.
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The heaven-bridge occurs in numerous mythologies, and consists of a bridge from this world to heaven, passing over an abyss. The souls of the dead must walk the bridge to reach heaven, which the good shall do, the wicked falling into the abyss instead.
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The Hei-Tiki is an amulet for protection against witchcraft.
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In Ju mythology, Heise was half man and half god. He created the forests from his own hair so that his own delicate son could have shelter from the searing sun.
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In Khoisi mythology, Heitsi-eibid is a hero. The son of a cow and of the grass she had eaten, he is renowned as a magician, hunter, and fearless fighter. Heitsi-eibid rid the Khoisi tribe of the monster Ga-gorib. Although allegedly killed on numerous occasions, he is believed to resurrect himself.
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Hekau was a term for the magical formulae used on amulets in ancient Egypt.
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In Huli mythology, Helabe is a son of Honabe.
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In Huli mythology, Helahuli is a son of Honabe. His four sons were the founders of mankind and the four tribes bear their names.
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In Huli mythology, Herabe is a god who causes insanity.
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The hippogriff is a fabulous animal, half horse and half griffon or eagle. The hippogriff is depicted as having the body and hindquarters of a horse, and the wings and head of an eagle.
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In Canaanite mythology, Hiribi was the goddess of summer.
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In Easter Island mythology, Hiro is the god of rain and fertility.
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In Chinese mythology, Ho-Hsien-Ku is the virgin of the mountains, agility, immortality and mother reverence. She is one of the `eight immortals'.
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In Syrian mythology, Hokhma is the goddess of spiritual transformation. The mother of the stars and the inspiration of philosophers.
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In Galla mythology, Holawaka was the messenger between heaven and earth.
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In Huli mythology, Honabe is the primeval goddess and the first inhabitant of the land. She was seduced by the god Timbu and bore five deities.
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In Papua New Guinean mythology, Honoyeta was the demon who brought mortality to human beings. he had two wives, who mated with him as an enormous snake. But when they went to work each morning, he shed his snakeskin, became a handsome human and enjoyed sex with every pretty girl he found. One day the wives found out and burned his snakeskin. Honoyeta, condemned to human form for the rest of eternity, retaliated by introducing death to mankind.
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In Chinese mythology, Hou-T'u is the goddess of the planet; Origin of people and all creation. She is the matron of the soil and its fertility.
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In Maori mythology, Houmea was a cannibal who swallowed her own children, but was forced to disgorge them by her husband, Uta. She later pursued him and the children in the form of a stag and he killed her by throwing hot stones down her mouth.
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In Islamic mythology the Houris were dark-eyed females who provided sexual services for the glorious male dead in paradise. There were seventy-two of them attending each man and their virginity was endlessly renewed.
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Hu was the giver of mead and wine to man. He holds a plough to show men that the noblest of the arts is to control and to guide.
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In Chinese mythology, Huang Gun is a god of incense. He conceived the idea of burning incense.
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In Chibcha mythology, Huitaca is the beautiful goddess of drunkenness and licentiousness.
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