Tutelary deity
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A tutelary (also tutelar) is a deity or spirit who is a guardian, patron or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture or occupation. Both tutelary and tutelar can be used as either a noun or an adjective. An analogous concept in Christianity is the patron saint, or to a lesser degree guardian angel.
One type of tutelary deity is the "genius," the personal deity or daimon of an individual from birth to death. Pierre A. Riffard defines a tutelary spirit as either the genius (present since birth) or a familiar spirit.
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See also
- Animal spirit
- Animism
- Dvarapala
- Familiar spirit
- Genius (mythology)
- Genius loci
- Nagual
- Patron saint
- Power animal
- Spirit house
- Totem
- Uay
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