Triad

"The number three has always possesses a certain place within mythology, representing a triad of mythological figures or concept. Even now, in the modern age, people still always think of a triad when it comes to religion or mythology: The Holy Trinity, the Triple Goddess, the Three Fates..."

- Carl Black.

The Triad is a recurring motive across theologies and mythologies across the world, which are usually grouping of three supernatural beings such as deities, angels, demons or other beings.

Overview
Arguably the most famous tirades of the world are the Holy Trinity from Christianity, which consists of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, and the Hindu Trimurti, consisting of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

A triad were usually not considered to be one in the same being, or different aspects of a single entity as in a Trinity or a Triple deity. Triads of three closely associated deities were commonly found throughout the ancient world, and in particular in the religious traditions of Ancient Greece and Egypt.

Abrahamic

 * Holy Trinity: Jehovah, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
 * Gnostic Trinity: Monad, Barbelo and Jesus Christ
 * Kabbalistic Trinity: Ain, Ain Sof and Ain Sof Ohr
 * Primordial Beast Triad: Leviathan, Behemoth and Ziz
 * Anti-Trinity: Satan, Sin, and Death
 * Profane Trinity: Satan, The Beast from the Sea, and The Beast from the Earth
 * Unholy Trinity: The Dragon, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet
 * Evil Trinity: Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Astaroth/Satan
 * Eastern Demon Triad: Beleth, Sitri, and Yomyael
 * Infernal Beast Trinity: Samael, Eisheth Zenunim, and the Goat
 * Lucifuge's Triad: Bael, Agares and Marbas
 * Agaliarept's Triad: Buer, Gusion and Botis
 * Fleurety's Triad: Bathin, Purson and Eligos
 * Sargatanas's Triad: Morax, Leraje, and Valefor

Greek

 * Greek Olympic Triad: Zeus, Athena, and Apollo
 * Delican Chief Triad: Leto, Artemis, and Apollo
 * Eleusinian Mystery Triad: Demeter, Persephone, and Triptolemus
 * Moirai: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
 * Erinyes: Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone

Roman

 * Capitoline Triad: Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
 * Aventine Triad: Ceres, Liber, and Proserpina
 * Parcae: Nona, Decuma, and Morta
 * Norns: Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld

Egyptian

 * Osirian/Abydos Triad: Osiris, Isis, and Horus
 * Thebian Triad: Amun, Mut, and Khonsu
 * Memphite Triad: Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertem
 * Elephantine Triad: Khnum, Satet, and Anuket

Mesopotamian

 * Principal Triad: Anu, Enlil and Enki
 * Star Triad: Suen, Ishtar, Shamash
 * Babylonian Bel Triad: Marduk, Ellil and Tammuz

Norse

 * Primordial Aesir Triad: Odin, Vili, and Vé
 * Aesir-Vanir Triad: Odin, Thor, and Freyr
 * Tacitus Triad: Wodan, Donar and Tyr
 * Norns: Urd, Verdandi and Skuld
 * Loki's children: Jormungandr, Fenrir, and Hel

Hinduism

 * Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
 * Tridevi: Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati

Finnish

 * Kalevala Hero Triad: Wainamoinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkäinen

Prussian-Baltic

 * Romuva Triad: Perkunas, Potrimpo, and Peckols

Other Mythologies

 * Meccan Triad: Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat
 * Ahuric Triad: Ahura Mazda, Mithra and Apam Napat
 * Armenian Triad: Aramazd, Anahit and Vahagn

Lovecraftian

 * Deep One Triad: Cthulhu, Dagon, and Mother Hydra

Other

 * Prime Triad: God, Khaos, and Azathoth
 * Prime Evil Triad: Dul'Mephistos, Tor'Baalos, and Al'Diabalos
 * Children of Sparda: Dante, Vergil, and Beatrice
 * Female Devil Hunter Trio: Trish, Lady, and Lucia
 * Apprentices of Sparda: Baul, Modeus, and Lilyn
 * Sons of Argus: Taven, Daegon, and Rain
 * The Three Mage-Sisters: Zan Partizanne, Flamberge, and Francisca
 * The Trinity of the Red Court: Scarlet King, Hanged King, and Bobble the Clown

Quotes

 * "Three... three's the magic number." - Dante.


 * "Yesh wished to fill the vastness of time and space with other things, and so Yesh separated into three manifestations: the Father, the Mother, and the Son. Yesh is both the three manifestations of itself, and also a single entity unto itself. Yesh knows no limitations, and He may be whatever He choose to be." - Angelic Writings.


 * "Three is a perfect number. For the Greeks it is a number of magical powers, associated with their gods. Several important aspects of our existence are summarized in three points. Time is past, present and future. The universe is width, height and depth. Atoms, the foundation of the entire universe is formed by electrons, protons and neutrons. Positive, negative and neutral. Even God is Three, He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit." - Mary Magdalene.