triad

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A triad is a group of three, often with religious or symbolic significance. In Hinduism, the Trimurti is a triad of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, representing creation, preservation, and destruction. Christianity features the Trinity, a triad of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, considered one God in three persons. The number three itself holds mystical and spiritual associations across various cultures and folklore.12345

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ancient Egyptian religion
Groupings of deities
…Kingdom and later, was the triad. The archetypal triad of Osiris, Isis, and Horus exhibits the normal pattern of a god and a goddess with a youthful deity, usually male. Most local centres came to have triads, the second and third members of which might be devised for the sake…
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…Kingdom and later, was the triad. The archetypal triad of Osiris, Isis, and Horus exhibits the normal pattern of a god and a goddess with a youthful deity, usually male. Most local centres came to have triads, the second and third members of which might be devised for the sake…
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