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Amid Aba

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in the mythology of the Kalmucks, is the goddess of flowers. By a simple act of the will she transforms flowers into men. She is represented very much like Herli Kan and Jamandaga, in the centre of a number of goddesses, not seated, however, on a crushed man, but on a most beautiful flower.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Amid Aba'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/amid-aba.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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