patron god

On every side, men and women sent up prayers to their patron gods.

Today, heathens work with a wide spectrum of patron gods.

When merchants travelled, they painted themselves black, like their patron gods, and went heavily armed.

The calmecac were attached to temples as dedication to patron gods.

As a votive offering to a shrine (or specifically to its patron gods).

In other instances, the victors would seize the defeated rulers, their families, and patron gods.

Usually, these patron gods are deified deceased officials.

We were the patron gods of the Hahr, one of the first tribes to settle this region.

The deity was also one of the patron gods of the pochteca merchant class.

Furthermore all the Calpullis had special temples dedicated to the patron gods of the calpulli.

The local cults of various deities developed theologies centered on their own patron gods.

The Hero Twins changed their brothers into monkeys and they became the patron gods of scribes.

Such a deity might be one of the patron gods of the city, or a deified ancestor.

The patron gods of Greece are the equivalent of today's patron saints.

The stone depicts Texcatlipoca, a major Aztec god, holding the patron gods of other places by the hair.

Athena and Apollo are among the most common choices of patron gods of the ancient Greek cities.

Their patron gods are now Belinik, god of violence, and Kriesha, goddess of winter.

Their patron gods were: Chalchiuhtotolin and Tezcatlipoca.

Tober Cove's patron gods hated firearms.

These national gods stood alongside the personal gods, that is, the patron gods who took a special interest in an individual's personal well-being.

This difference partly reflects the desire of Egypt's cities and priesthoods to exalt their own patron gods by attributing creation to them.

The patron gods of the city were Kura, who was unique to Ebla, and his consort Barama.

The different temples throughout the land are described with their patron gods or goddesses abandoning the temples, like sheepfolds:

He was later worshipped as one of the patron gods of abundant harvests, like Lai Cho.

The Penates were originally patron gods (really genii) of the storeroom, later becoming household gods guarding the entire house.