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Tara

Tara might mean:

Place names

  • Tara, Australia is a place in Queensland
  • Tara, Ireland was the home of the Kings of Ireland.
  • Tara, Russia is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia.
  • Tara, Saga is a town in Saga prefecture, Japan.
  • Tara mountain and Tara National Park in Serbia.
  • Tara river in Montenegro, the largest affluent of Drina.
  • Tara river in Russia, a tributary of Irtysh.
  • Tara, Canada is a village in Ontario founded 1881

    Deity names

  • Tara (Devi) is a Hindu Mahavidya, the saving aspect of the Goddess.
  • Tara (Hindu) is wife of Brihaspati (the planet Jupiter) in Hindu mythology. She was kidnapped by Chandra (the moon). After a battle, Brahma forced Chandra to give her back, but she was already pregnant with Budha (the planet Mercury).
  • Tara (Buddhist) is a female deity representing enlightened activity and fearlessness
  • Tara (Polynesian) is a beautiful sea goddess in Polynesian mythology.

    Other

  • Tara Fremont, also called "Tara, the Jungle Girl" and "Too Tall Tara" is a fictional character appearing in AC Comics. As well as being a skilled jungle fighter, she has the ability to become a giantess whenever she chooses.
  • Tara is the plantation home of the main character, Scarlett O'Hara, in the movie Gone With the Wind.
  • Tara Maclay is the name of a character played by Amber Benson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer


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