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Issei Hyodo. Voiced by: Yuki Kaji [3] (Japanese); Scott Freeman (Seasons 1–2),[4] Jessie James Grelle (Season 3 – present)[5] (English) Issei Hyodo (兵藤 一誠, Hyōdō Issei, Issei Hyoudou)[a] is the viewpoint character and the main protagonist of High School DxD. Introduced as a second-year high school student at Kuoh Academy, he has a ...
Indra (/ ˈɪndrə /; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas [4] and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. [5][6][7][8] Indra is the most referred deity in the Rigveda. [9] He is celebrated for his powers based on his status as a god of order, [4] and ...
Airavata (Sanskrit: ऐरावत, romanized: airāvata, lit. 'belonging to Iravati ') is a divine elephant, characterized by four tusks, seven trunks and a white complexion. He is the "king of elephants" also serves as the main vehicle for the deity Indra. [1] It is also called 'abhra-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla ...
Vritra. Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, lit. 'enveloper', IAST: Vṛtrá, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋr̩.ˈtrɐ]) is a danava in Hinduism. He serves as the personification of drought, and is an adversary of the king of the devas, Indra. As a danava, he belongs to the race of the asuras. [anachronism] Vritra is also known in the Vedas as Ahi ...
Indra Kaakam - The sword of Indra; having a crescent shaped tip. Khanda - The khanda is a symbol of Shiva. Khanda often appears in Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh scriptures and art. Kharga - The Sword of Kali, which slaughters demons indiscriminately and without mercy. Nandaka - Is the sword of the Hindu god, Vishnu.
Asura is a given name by Devas to other races collectively as Asura means not-sura, where sura is another name for Devas. The 5th century Buddhist philosopher, Buddhaghosa explains that their name derives from the myth of their defeat at the hands of the god Śakra. According to the story, the asura were dispossessed of their state in ...
Svarga (Sanskrit: स्वर्गम्, lit. 'abode of light', IAST: Svargam), [1] also known as Swarga, Indraloka and Svargaloka, is the celestial abode of the devas in Hinduism. [2] Svarga is one of the seven higher lokas (esoteric planes) in Hindu cosmology. [3] Svarga is often translated as heaven, [4][5] though it is regarded to be ...
Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, lit. pot-eared) is a powerful rakshasa and younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana. [1] Despite his gigantic size and appetite, he is described as a virtuous character and a great warrior in Hindu texts. He is said to have slaughtered 8,000 vanaras over the course of Rama 's ...