Deva

Ignatius Donnelly

The Aryan Colonies from Atlantis

The Hindoo god Deva-Nahusha, identified with Dionysos, was a king of Meru, which Theopompus described as the land of the Meropes, or the people of Atlantis.

The legends of kings like Deva-Nahusha and the mythological connections suggest that the Aryan migration was part of a broader dispersion of Atlantean culture.

The Seven Globes

He may enter the splendid Angel — Deva — Evolution.

Man: Whence, How and Whither

Turanian, in Ancient Chaldaea.

We have not been taught to worship the great Star-Angels, or to set before ourselves as a goal the possibility of joining the Deva evolution at a comparatively early stage; but we should always remember that there are other lines of Occultism besides that particular form of it to which Theosophy has introduced us, and that we know but little yet even of our own line.

Hinduism

Deva

In Hinduism, "Deva" (often spelled as "Devas") are divine beings or deities.

Some well-known Devas include Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver), Shiva (the destroyer), and many others.

Here are some of the most well-known Devas in Hinduism:

Graham Hancock

Zoroastrianism: Ahura Mazda

Corresponds to Kali(not to be confused with the goddess; from a root kad “suffer, grieve, hurt; confound, confuse”) of Kali Yuga in Hinduism, Kroni in Ayyavazhi Hinduism, and Devaputra(son of a deva) Mara in Buddhism.