Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
"In the balance between life and death, Mara represents the destructive force that opposes Kama's creative energy."
hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
"The conservation team spent weeks tracking the elusive mara as it hopped across the vast grasslands of the Argentine pampas."
A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
"The anthropologist spent months living among the Mara people to document their traditional rice farming techniques in southern Assam."
A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success.
Any caviid rodent of genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.
A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.
A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
"In the ancient Slavic pantheon, Mara was revered as a fearsome deity who ruled over both the harshness of winter and the finality of death."
A female given name from Hebrew
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
Slavic goddess of winter and death; Marena or Maržanna.