* Most of the Polytheistic religious deities and texts of Pre-Western Americas, Oceania, and Africa, were destroyed by Christian missionaries and their converts.

Most traditional Wiccans worship the god and goddess, and a central part of Wiccan liturgy involves the Great Rite ; an act of actual or symbolic ritual sexual intercourse between the two deities.

Most Egyptian deities were first worshipped by very local cults, and they retained those local centres of worship even as their popularity spread, so that most major cities and towns in Egypt were known as the home of a particular deity.

Most of the knowledge about Ogmios comes from comparisons between him and powerful deities and heroes in other ancient cultures.

Most of these mantras or hymns are concerned with nature and deities.

Most of them represent buddhas, deities and religious personalities and have been built in the 2000s.

Most animal sacrifice in the public religion of ancient Rome resulted in a communal meal and thus involved domestic animals whose flesh was a normal part of the Roman diet ; the dog occurs as a victim most often in magic and private rites for Hecate and other chthonic deities, but was offered publicly at the Lupercalia and two other sacrifices pertaining to grain crops.

Most Ugaritic scholars point out that the dual names of deities in Ugaritic poetry is an essential part of the verse-form and that two names for the same deity are traditionally mentioned in parallel lines.

Most of the traditional dramas are related to deities and demons.

Most mythological stories contained in the Mabinogion collection are collectively titled The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, which concentrate largely on the exploits of various British deities who have been Christianised into kings and heroes.

Most deities of Asian religions are depicted as seated on a lotus flower.

Most of the deities ruled over a specific aspect of nature ; for instance, Ukko was the god of the sky and thunder.

Most artwork consists of sculptures used to bring deities to life.

Most important of the ruins is a temple ; the remnants of its sculptures and inscriptions preserve the name of Tiberius and the figures of many deities, including a ( goddess?

* Most Hindu deities are routinely praised in liturgical texts, prayers and chants for being kamal or kamala, lotus, or having lotus attributes such as beauty, purity, cleanliness.

Most Xiantian Dao groups rely heavily on spirit-writing as a means of communicating with the Mother and lower-ranking deities.

Most of their tribes, like the Lugones, worshipped the Celtic god Lugh, and references to other Celtic deities like Taranis or Belenos still remain in the toponomy of the places inhabited by the Astures.

Most of the Hindu deities are shown as having several faces.

Most members of Kemetic Orthodoxy, as part of their devotional practices, set up household shrines to the deities they worship.

Most other Sri Lankan Hindus follow what is commonly known as folk Hinduism without the baggage of philosophical school of thought They usually worship a village, clan or tribal deity within or outside the accepted pantheon of Hindu deities.

Most crucifixes portray Jesus on a Latin cross, rather than any other shape, such as a Tau cross or a Greek cross.

Most accounts speak of him as a king, although Ovid and Nonnus portray him as a peasant.

Most scholars hold that Jesus lived in Galilee and Judea The Talmud refers to " Jesus the Nazarene " several times and scholars such as Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Van Voorst hold that some of these references are to Jesus .. Nazareth is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian gospels portray it as an insignificant village, John 1: 46 asking " Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?

“ Most social psychologists will tell you that nonverbal communication makes up about two-thirds of all communication between two people or between one speaker and a group of listeners .” Nonverbal communication can portray a message both verbally and with the correct body signals.

Most of the party's members are former followers of Bettino Craxi, whom they often portray as a victim of political persecution, notwithstanding the many convictions he received on corruption charges.

Most lakorns portray the upper class of Thai society, usually through the male lead, but sometimes from both leads.

Most of these fit in a series entitled Les Hommes sans Futurs Without A Future, which portray the desperate and often all too futile wanderings of the last men and women on an Earth now inhabited by unfathomable new mutants.

Most of the other Zhuangzi passages portray Hui Shi ( Huizi ) as a friendly rival of Zhuangzi.

Most traditions portray Diarmait as in conflict with saints and holy men, notably Columba.

Most commentators agree that the king's evil nature is evident, and that the other aspects of his nature exemplify Shakespeare's ability to portray his villains as fully human.

Most people felt that Margot was the more beautiful of the Frank sisters, but Hansi observed that Anne, in her opinion, was prettier than Margot because " she was always smiling ".

Most models of the coaches show Annie with a slightly shocked expression on her face, while Clarabel usually appears smiling.

* Most of the regions depended on a lord or count in name only, the cities effectively being ruled by guilds and councils and, although in theory part of a kingdom, their interaction with their rulers was regulated by a strict set of liberties describing what the latter could and could not expect from them.

Melville dedicated his next novel, Pierre, to " Greylock's Most Excellent Majesty ", calling the mountain " my own ... sovereign lord and king ".

Most importantly, the text demonstrates the undisputed power of the king in the Theban kingdom of the 11th dynasty " I was a trustworthy favorite of my lord, an official great of heart and quiet of temper in the palace of his lord [...].

Most of the padams are of the theme of longing for the coming of the lord Krishna.

Most of the time the Jyothirlingam is decorated with the insignia of lord Shiva — the thrinethrams — the three eyes, the crescent moon and the Nagaphanam.

Most drill presses have a quill return spring that raises the spindle automatically when the feed lever is released and holds the quill in the raised position.

Most of the loyal governors of the cities were in a tottering position, such as the one of Évora, who could not prevent the attack of the king of Galicia ( future king of León ), Ordoño II, who captured the city in the summer of 913, taking back a sizable booty and 4, 000 prisoners.

Most clearly seen in his two major exiles where Cyril was disgraced and forced to leave his position and his people behind.

Most other modern techniques rely on crossing lines of position or LOP.

Most continental European countries still maintain the term to designate departments, colleges, position titles, and journals.

Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus Most members of this family are ambush predators, in that they typically remain motionless in a camouflaged position and then strike suddenly at passing prey.

Most of the prime minister's powers derive from his or her position as the head of the cabinet.

Most races that are held in the spring and summer feature side by side racing also called a regatta ; all the boats start at the same time from a stationary position and the winner is the boat that crosses the finish line first.

Most groups, such as the Association of Software Professionals, the Software Industry Professionals group and PC Shareware clearly state their position that any software marketed as ' try before you buy ' is shareware.

Most solitaire games function as a puzzle which, due to a different starting position, may ( or may not ) be solved in a different fashion each time.

Most UK trailers are 45 feet ( 13. 5 metres ) long and, dependent on the position of the fifth wheel and, a coupled tractor unit and trailer will have a combined length of between 50 and 55 feet ( 15. 25 and 16. 75 metres ).

Most modern Sifrei Torah are written with forty-two lines of text per column ( Yemenite Jews use fifty ), and very strict rules about the position and appearance of the Hebrew letters are observed.

Most Chief Justices, including John Roberts, have been nominated to the highest position on the Court without any previous experience on the Supreme Court ; indeed some, such as Earl Warren, received confirmation despite having no prior judicial experience.

Most systems did this by drawing a short dash starting at the dot position, so that the extension of the dash erased the charge initially stored at the starting point.

Most of the legislation during Oscar I's reign aimed at improving the economic position of Sweden, and the Riksdag of the Estates, in its address to him in 1857, declared that he had promoted the material prosperity of the kingdom more than any of his predecessors.

Most event riders have a jumping saddle as well as a dressage saddle, since each places them in a position better-suited for its purpose.

Most internal divisions within the party concern the party's political position ( neither right nor left, or left-wing ) and electoral strategy ( alliance with the PS, the centre or the alternative left ).

Most crocus species and hybrids should be planted in a sunny position, in gritty, well-drained soil, although a few prefer shadier sites in moist soil.

Most tumours are benign but are quite serious because of their position close to important brain structures.

The first Japanese-born everyday position player in the major leagues, Ichiro led the American League ( AL ) in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ).

Most solar collectors are fixed in their array position mounting, but can have a higher performance if they track the path of the sun through the sky ( however it is unusual for thermal collectors to be mounted in this way ).

Most computer chess programs are divided into an engine ( which computes the best move given a current position ) and a user interface.

Most significant is the position of the rear mounted Volkswagen engine, which with removal of bodywork transfers a high proportion of the weight to the rear driven wheels for extra traction.

Most human irides also show a condensation of the brownish stromal melanin in the thin anterior border layer, which by its position has an overt influence on the overall color.

Most of Sir Humphrey's actions are motivated by his wish to maintain the prestige, power, and influence he enjoys inside a large, bureaucratic organisation and also to preserve the numerous perks of his position: automatic honours, a substantial income, a fixed retirement age, a large pension, and the practical impossibility of being made redundant or being sacked.