Panthoibi

Panthoibi
Panthoibi
Goddess of civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom ; Deified Meitei princess of Ningthouja dynasty ; Queen of the Nongmaiching Mountains
Member of Lairembis and Umang Lais
	Panthoibi riding her white horse, as described in the Panthoibi Khonggul.
Other names	Ayang Leima; Koirel Leima (Old Manipuri: Koilel Leima); Koiren Leima (Old Manipuri: Koilen Leima); Nongpok Leima;
Affiliation	Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Major cult center	Nongmaiching Hill (alias Selloi Langmai Hill)
Abode	Nongmaiching Hill (alias Selloi Langmai Hill)
Weapons	Spear and Sword
Artifacts	Kajenglei
Animals	white horse or tiger
Symbol	Kajenglei
Mount	white horse or tiger
Texts	Langkol Chingkoipa; Panthoibi Khongul; Panthoibi Naheirol; Numit Kappa;
Gender	female
Region	Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur)
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Festivals	Panthoibi Iratpa; Lai Haraoba;
Parents	Namungbi (mother)
Consorts	Tarang Khoinucha and Nongpok Ningthou
Equivalents
Etruscan	Menrva, Turan
Greek	Athena, Aphrodite
Hindu	Durga
Roman	Minerva, Venus
Egyptian	Neith, Hathor and Isis
Chinese	Jiutian Xuannü

Panthoibi (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ, romanized: Paanthoibee, Old Manipuri: ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯄꯤ, romanized: Panthoipi), also known as Nongpok Leima (Meitei for 'Queen of the East'), is a goddess associated with civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom in the mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). She is a consort of the God Nongpok Ningthou. She is considered to be one of the divine incarnations of Leimarel Sidabi and is also identified as a form of Goddess Nongthang Leima. She is worshipped mainly by the Meitei people in Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

The personality of Panthoibi and other Meitei goddesses like Emoinu and Phouoibi depict as well as influence the courage, independence, righteousness and social honour of Meitei women.