Triple deities, legendary persons, deities, and mythological creatures (sometimes referred to as tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or triadic), are common throughout world mythology; the number 3 has a long history of mythical associations. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" ---- In mathematics Three is the first odd Prime number, and the second smallest prime The deities and legendary creatures of this nature typically fit into one of the following general categories:

• triadic ("forming a group of three"): a triad, three entities inter-related in some way (life, death, rebirth, for example, or triplet children of a deity) and always or usually associated with one another or appearing together;
• triune ("three-in-one, one-in-three"): a being with three aspects or modes of existence (e. See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature g. Father, Son and the Holy Spirit in traditional Christian theology);
• tripartite ("of triple parts"): a being with three body parts where there would normally be one (three heads, three pairs of arms, and so on); or
• triplicate-associated ("relating to three corresponding instances"): a being in association with a trio of things of the same nature which are symbolic or through which power is wielded (three magic birds, etc. )

The list below does not include fictional triple characters (e. g. Shakespeare's three witches in Macbeth, or Tolkien's trio of trolls in The Hobbit), however they may be inspired by the triple deities and legendary beings that are represented in the list. William Shakespeare ( baptised Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to

List of triple deities

This part of a 12th century Swedish tapestry has been interpreted to show, from left to right, the one-eyed Odin, the hammer-wielding Thor and Freyr holding up an ear of corn. Odin (ˈoʊdɪn from Old Norse Óðinn) is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. Thor ( Old Norse: Þórr) is the red-haired and bearded God of Thunder in Germanic paganism and its subset Norse paganism "Frey" redirects here For other uses of Frey and Freyr, see Frey (disambiguation. This triad corresponds closely to the trifunctional division of priesthood, warriors and farmers. The Trifunctional Hypothesis is a controversial conjecture proposed by French mythographer Georges Dumézil. ^[1]

Triples in deities:

• The Greek trio of Zeus (father), Leto (mother), and Apollo (son)
• The Egyptian trio of Osiris (man), Isis (wife), and Horus (son)
• The Roman Capitoline Triad of Jupiter (father), Juno (wife), and Minerva (daughter). See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Lētṓ ( Greek:, Λ&alphaτώ, Lato in Dorian Greek etymology and meaning disputed in Greek mythology, is a daughter of Osiris ( Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Ausir Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and is celebrated in their mythology as the ideal mother and wife patron of nature and magic friend of slaves sinners The Capitoline Triad was a group of three supreme deities in Roman religion who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on Rome 's Capitoline Hill, the In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and the god of Sky and Thunder. Juno was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state The MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities in digitisation, or MINERVA, is a European Union organization concerned with the digitisation of cultural and
• The Roman triad of Ceres, Liber Pater and Libera (or its Greek counterpart with Demeter, Dionysos and Kore)
• The Julian triads of the early Roman Principate:
  • Venus Genetrix, Divus Iulius, and Clementia Caesaris
  • Divus Iulius, Divi filius and Genius Augusti
  • Eastern variants of the Julian triad, e. In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman In Greek mythology, Persephone ( Kore or Cora) was the embodiment of the Earth's fertility at the same time that she was the Queen of the Underworld The Principate is the first period of the Roman Empire, extending from the beginning of the reign of Caesar Augustus to the Crisis of the Third Century, Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess In Roman mythology, Clementia was the goddess of Forgiveness and mercy Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was In Roman mythology, every man had a genius and every woman a juno ( Juno was also the name of the queen of the gods g. in Asia Minor: Dea Roma, Divus Iulius and Genius Augusti (or Divi filius)
• The Trinity in Christianity
• The Matres (Deae Matres/Dea Matrona) in Roman mythology
• The Fates or Furies in Greek and Roman mythology
• The Hooded Spirits or Genii Cucullati
• Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (Trimurti) in Hindu mythology
• The Three Pure Ones in Taoism
• The One, the Thought (or Intellect) and the Soul in Neoplatonism
• The triad of Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat in the time of Mohammed (surah 53:19-22)
• Lugus (Esus, Toutatis and Taranis) in Celtic mythology
• Odin, Vili and Ve in Germanic mythology
• The Norns in Germanic mythology
• the Triglav in Slavic mythology
• Ayyavazhi Trinity
• The Triple Goddess of Wicca

List of mythological triads

Triples in legendary beings:

• The Zoroastrian Magi (the "Three Wise Men" in Christianity)
• Aži Dahāka (Azhi Dahaka, Dahāg)
• Balam
• Balaur
• Bune (Bime)
• Cerberus
• Ettins
• Geryon
• The Gorgons
• Zmey Gorynych

Quotes

Triads of gods appear very early, at the primitive level. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black In Roman mythology Roma was a Deity personifying the Roman State, or a Personification in Art of the City of SSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Termonuclear Research" or TRINITY for shprt Троицкий Институт инновационных и термоядерных Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona ("divine mother goddess" was the Goddess of the river Marne in Gaul. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its In Greek mythology the Erinyes (Ἐρινύες pl of Ἐρινύς lit Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance The Hooded Spirits, or Genii Cucullati are figures found in religious sculpture across the Romano-Celtic region from Britain to Austria, depicted Brahma is the Hindu god ( deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva The Trimurti ( English: ‘three forms’ Sanskrit: trimūrti) is a concept in Hinduism "in which the cosmic functions of creation Hindu mythology is the large body of Mythology related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and The Three Pure Ones ( also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities Neoplatonism (also Neo-Platonism) is the modern term for a school of religious and mystical Philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century AD founded by Mentioned in the Qur'an ( Sura 53:20 al-Lāt (Arabic اللَّات was a pre- Islamic Arabian Goddess who was one of the three Mentioned in the Qur'an ( Sura 53:19 al-‘Uzzá "the Mightiest One" or "the strong" (derived from the root ʕzz) was a pre- IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics Lugus was a deity apparently worshipped widely in antiquity in the Celtic -speaking world Esus or Hesus ("lord" or "master" was a Gaulish god known from two monumental statues and a line in Lucan 's Bellum civile Toutatis or Teutates was a Celtic god worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain. In Celtic mythology Taranis was the god of Thunder worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Hispania and mentioned along with Esus Celtic mythology is the Mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the Religion of the Iron Age Celts Like other Iron Age Odin (ˈoʊdɪn from Old Norse Óðinn) is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. For other meanings of Ve, see Ve (disambiguation. For other meanings of Vili, see Vili (disambiguation. The Norns ( Old Norse: norn, plural nornir) are a kind of Dísir, numerous female beings who rule the fates of the various races of Norse Triglav ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian and Serbian: Триглав Czech and Slovak: Trihlav; Trygław Slavic mythology is the Mythological aspect of the Religion that was practised by the ancient Slavs. According to the Ayyavazhi religion the Ayyavazhi Trinity is the incarnation of God in the current stage of world development ( Kali Yukam) In ancient Indo-European mythologies various Goddesses or demi-goddesses appear as a triad, either as three separate beings A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature The Magi (singular Magus, from Latin via Greek μάγος; Old English: Mage; from Persian maguš and Kurdish Zahhāk or Zohhāk (in ضحاک is a figure of Persian mythology, evident in ancient Iranian Folklore as Aži Dahāka, the name by which he In Demonology, Balam (also Balaam, Balan) is a great and powerful king (to some authors a duke of Hell who commands over forty legions of Balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a dragon. In Demonology, Bune is a Great Duke of Hell, mighty and strong who has thirty legions of Demons under his command In Greek mythology, Cerberus or Kerberos ( Greek Κέρβερος Kérberos) the ker or Daimon of In Greek mythology, Geryon ( Geryones, Geyron) son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa was a fearsome In Greek mythology, a gorgon ( Greek: γοργώ or γοργών transl In Slavic mythology, the word zmey or Змей and its cognates zmiy, zmaj, zmej and żmij are used to describe a The archaic triads in the religions of antiquity and of the East are too numerous to be mentioned here. Arrangement in triads is an archetype in the history of religion, which in all probability formed the basis of the Christian Trinity.

– C G Jung, A Psychological Approach to the Dogma of the Trinity

See also

• List of deities
• Mythography
• Polycephaly
• Trifunctional hypothesis

References

1. ^ Leiren, Terje I. This list of deities is an index to Polytheistic deities of the different religions cultures and mythologies of the world listed by type and by region A mythographer, or a mythologist, according to a strict dictionary definition is a compiler of myths Mythography (from Greek μυθογραφία Polycephaly is a condition of having more than one head The term is derived from the stems poly- meaning 'many' and kephal- meaning "head" The Trifunctional Hypothesis is a controversial conjecture proposed by French mythographer Georges Dumézil. (1999). From Pagan to Christian: The Story in the 12th-Century Tapestry of the Skog Church. Published online: http://faculty.washington.edu/leiren/vikings2.html

• Jung, C. G. A Psychological Approach to the Dogma of the Trinity, as quoted by Brabazon.
• Brabazon, Michael. Jung and the Trinitarian Self, Quodlibet Journal: Volume 4 Number 2-3, Summer 2002. File retrieved Dec. 6, 2006.