Example sentences for: deities

How can you use “deities” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • As you descend look for images of over 700 deities decorating the walls before reaching the chamber with its finely carved red sandstone sarcophagus; a royal cartouche (hieroglyphic name plate) above the lintel heralds your arrival.

  • The tank is encircled by small sculptured deities and coiled snakes.

  • The gate houses the two Benevolent Kings, guardian deities created in the twelfth century by master sculptors Unkei and Kaikei to guard the inner temple compound.

  • Two other often-represented deities are Hanuman, the monkey god and helper of Rama, and Garuda, the winged birdman who carries Vishnu.

  • Most honor either Shinto deities and shrines or major Buddhist temples.


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