Nirrti

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Goa'uld Nirrti

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India

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Nirriti, Nirrta (male aspect)

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Nirrti was a Hindu Vedic goddess of death, destruction and terrifying evil. She has been connected with the goddess Kali as one aspect of the mother-creator-liberator deity. Nirrti is said to live in the south, considered the land of the dead. In later Hinduism, Nirrti becomes a male Dikpala god of terrifying aspect.

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--DeeKayP 18:49, 7 Sep 2004 (PDT)