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Panthoibi
Ancient Meitei goddess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panthoibi (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ, romanized: Paanthoibee, Old Manipuri: ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯄꯤ, romanized: Panthoipi), also known as Nongpok Leima (Meitei for 'Queen of the East'), is a goddess associated with civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom in the mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur).[4][5][6][7][8] She is a consort of the God Nongpok Ningthou.[4] She is considered to be one of the divine incarnations of Leimarel Sidabi and is also identified as a form of Goddess Nongthang Leima.[9] She is worshipped mainly by the Meitei people in Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh and Myanmar.[10][11]
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Panthoibi | |
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Goddess of civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom Deified Meitei princess of Ningthouja dynasty[1] Queen of the Nongmaiching Mountains | |
Member of Lairembis and Umang Lais | |
![]() Panthoibi riding her white horse, as described in the Panthoibi Khonggul. | |
Other names |
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Affiliation | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
Major cult center | Nongmaiching Hill (alias Selloi Langmai Hill) |
Abode | Nongmaiching Hill (alias Selloi Langmai Hill) |
Weapons | Spear and Sword |
Artifacts | Kajenglei |
Animals | white horse or tiger |
Symbol | Kajenglei |
Mount | white horse or tiger |
Texts | |
Gender | female |
Region | Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur)[2] |
Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
Festivals | |
Parents | Namungbi (mother) |
Consorts | Tarang Khoinucha and Nongpok Ningthou |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Athena, Aphrodite |
Roman equivalent | Minerva, Venus |
Etruscan equivalent | Menrva, Turan |
Hindu equivalent | Durga[3] |
Egyptian equivalent | Neith, Hathor and Isis |
Chinese equivalent | Jiutian Xuannü |
The personality of Panthoibi and other Meitei goddesses like Emoinu and Phouoibi depict as well as influence the courage, independence, righteousness and social honour of Meitei women.[12]