List of deities

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sorted alphabetically.

There are also lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity.

See also: List of fictional deities, List of people considered to be deities

Related articles include Deva (Hinduism), Demigod, Divinity, God, God (male deity), Goddess, Mythology, Religion, Scripture, Rhys.


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Abenaki

  • Azeban - trickster
  • Bmola - bird spirit
  • Gluskab - kind protector of humanity
  • Malsumis - cruel, evil god
  • Tabaldak - the creator
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African

  • Jeebo
  • Jengu
  • Mami Wata
  • Waaq
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Anglo-Saxon

  • Wóden
  • Fríge
  • Tiw
  • Þunor
  • Ingui Fréa
  • Eostre
  • Seaxnéat
  • Wéland


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Akan

  • Brekyirihunuade
  • Kwaku Ananse
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Ashanti

  • Anansi
  • Asase Ya
  • Bia
  • Nyame
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Australian Aboriginal

  • Altjira
  • Baiame
  • Bamapana
  • Banaitja
  • Bobbi-Bobbi
  • Bunjil
  • Daramulum
  • Dilga
  • Djanggawul
  • Eingana
  • Galeru
  • Gnowee
  • Kidili
  • Kunapipi
  • Julunggul
  • Mangar-kunjer-kunja
  • Numakulla
  • Pundjel
  • Ulanji
  • Walo
  • Wawalag
  • Wuriupranili
  • Yurlungur
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Ayyavazhi

  • Ayya Vaikundar - Triune God (see: Ayyavazhi Trinity)
  • Sivan
  • Nathan
  • Thirumal
  • Arumukan
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Aztec

(see much longer list at Aztec mythology)

  • Chalchiuhtlicue - goddess of lakes and streams
  • Cinteotl - god of maize
  • Coyolxauhqui - goddess of the moon
  • Ehecatl - the god of the wind
  • Huehueteotl - an ancient god of the hearth, the fire of life
  • Huitzilopochtli - god of the sun, fire, and war
  • Ilamatecuhtli- goddess of the earth, death, and the milky way.
  • Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli - god of hard stone
  • Mayahuel - goddess of maguey
  • Mictlantecuhtli - god of death
  • Ometeotl - god/goddess of heaven
  • Quetzalcoatl - god of the breath of life
  • Tepeyollotl - god of earthquakes
  • Tezcatlipoca - god of discord
  • Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli - god of dawn
  • Tlaloc - god of rain and lightning
  • Toci - goddess of earth
  • Tonacatecuhtli - god of food
  • Xipe Totec - god of spring
  • Xochipilli - flower god
  • Xochiquetzal - love goddess
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Bahá'í

The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion contending that various figures from other prominent religions - for example, Moses (Judaism), Jesus (Christianity), Muhammad (Islam), Zoroaster (Zoroastrianism), and Krishna (Hinduism) were all messengers of the one God.


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Celtic

See much more complete lists at Celtic mythology and Celtic polytheism.

  • Belenus
  • Bran
  • Brigit
  • Ceridwen
  • Cernunos
  • Dagda
  • Danu
  • Epona
  • Glanis
  • Gwydion
  • Lugh
  • Lyr
  • Manannan mac Lir
  • Morrigan
  • Nemain
  • Nuadha
  • Ogma
  • Taranis
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Christian

  • The Trinity (God)
    • The Father (Adonai/Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh/El/Elohim/Jehova/Shaddai/Shalom/Yahweh/Yah/YHWH/YHWH Tzevaot)
    • Jesus Christ (The Son)
    • The Holy Spirit

Mormonism

  • The Godhead- It should be noted that in Mormon theology, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are seperate personages, not one supreme being, as in mainstream Christianity.
  • Heavenly Mother- The wife and female counterpart of Heavenly Father.
  • Other gods in seperate parts of the universe of realms of being.
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Dacian

  • Zamolxis
  • Gebeleizis
  • Bendis
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Dahomey

  • Agé
  • Ayaba
  • Da
  • Gbadu
  • Gleti
  • Gu
  • Lisa
  • Loko
  • Mawu
  • Nana Buluku
  • Sakpata
  • Sogbo
  • Xevioso
  • Zinsi
  • Zinsu


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Efik

  • Abassi
  • Atai
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Egyptian

Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the body of a human, but the head of a canine. Many gods were portrayed with different animal heads, depending upon the situation. The Egyptians did not actually believe that most of their gods had animal heads; rather, they portrayed them that way as artistic symbolism. This may have been for the benefit of the illiterate.

  • Amun, creator deity
  • Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the Dead, originally god of the dead
  • The Aten, the embodiment of the Sun's rays in a brief, monotheistic interlude
  • Apep, Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
  • Atum, a creator deity, and the setting sun
  • Bast, Goddess of Cats
  • Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
  • The Four sons of Horus
  • Geb, God of the Earth
  • Hapy God of the Nile and Fertility
  • Hathor, Goddess of Love and Music
  • Heget Goddess of Childbirth
  • Horus the falcon-headed god
  • Imhotep God of wisdom, medicine and magic
  • Isis, Goddess of Magic, sister of Nephthys
  • Khepry, the scarab beetle, the embodiment of the dawn
  • Khnum, a creator deity
  • Maahes, god of war
  • Ma'at, Concept of Truth, Balance and Order, sometimes depicted as a goddess
  • Menhit, Goddess of war
  • Mont, god of war
  • Naunet, the primal waters
  • Neith, goddess of war, then great mother goddess
  • Nephthys, mother of Anubis
  • Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
  • Osiris, god of the underworld, fertility and agricultural, possible father of Anubis
  • Ptah, a creator deity
  • Ra, the sun, possible father of Anubis
  • Sekhmet, goddess of war and battles
  • Sobek, Crocodile God
  • Set, God of Storms, possible father of Anubis, later became god of evil
  • Taweret, Goddess of pregnant women and protecter at childbirth
  • Tefnut, goddess of order, justice, time, Heaven and Hell and weather
  • Thoth, god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, wisdom, medicine, music, astronomy, and magic
  • Wepwawet

See Tour Egypt for the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism's extensive information on Egyptian Deities.

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Estonian

  • Peko, god of fertility, crops and brewing
  • Pikne (the long one), god of thunder
  • Tharapita, god of war
  • Vanemuine (the ancient one), god of music (possibly fake tradition)
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Etruscan

  • Alpan
  • Aplu
  • Menrva
  • Nethuns
  • Tinia
  • Turan (goddess)
  • Uni
  • Voltumna
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Finnish

There are very few written documents about old Finnish religions; also the names of deities and practices of worship changed from place to place. The following is a summary of the most important and most widely worshipped deities.

  • Ukko, god of heaven and thunder
  • Rauni, Ukko's wife, goddess of fertility
  • Tapio, god of forest and wild animals
  • Mielikki, Tapio's wife
  • Pekko (or Peko), god or goddess (the actual gender is obscure) of fields and agriculture
  • Ahti, (or Ahto) god of streams, lakes and sea
  • Otso, son of a god, king of the forest whose carnal form is the bear
  • Tuoni, god of the underworld
  • Tuonetar, The wife of Tuoni
  • Loviatar, One of Tuoni's daughters. goddess of pain.
  • Perkele, a god of the Lithuanians, drafted to do duty as "the devil"
  • Jumala, a physical idol, later the name of the Christian god
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Ancient Greek

Topics in Greek mythology
Gods
  • Primordial gods and Titans
  • Zeus and the Olympians
  • Pan and the nymphs
  • Apollo and Dionysus
  • Sea-gods and Earth-gods
Heroes
  • Heracles and his Labors
  • Achilles and the Trojan War
  • Odysseus and the Odyssey
  • Jason and the Argonauts
  • Perseus and the Gorgon
  • Oedipus and Thebes
  • Theseus and the Minotaur
  • Triptolemus and the
    Eleusinian Mysteries
Related
  • Aphrodite - goddess of beauty, one of the twelve Olympians
  • Apollo - god of poetry, music, the sun, an Olympian
  • Ares - god of war, an Olympian
  • Artemis - goddess of the hunt, later also goddess of moon, an Olympian
  • Athena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens, an Olympian
  • Kronos - (Cronus/Cronos) god of time, father of the first six Olympians, a Titan
  • Demeter - goddess of the harvest, nature, often considered an Olympian
  • Dionysus - god of wine, took Hestia's place as an Olympian
  • Eris - goddess of discord
  • Eros - god of love (Cupid)
  • Eos - goddess of the dawn
  • Gaia - primordial goddess of earth, mother of the Titans
  • Hades - god of the underworld, often considered an Olympian
  • Hebe - wife of Heracles
  • Hekate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads
  • Helios - god who drives of the sun
  • Hephaestus - god of smiths, an Olympian
  • Hera - chief goddess, goddess of marriage, an Olympian
  • Heracles-porter of Olympus
  • Hermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian
  • Hestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
  • Pan - god of shepherds and forests
  • Persephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead
  • Poseidon - god of the sea, an Olympian
  • Rhea - mother of the first six Olympians, a Titan
  • Selene - goddess who drives the moon
  • Thanatos - god of death
  • Uranus - primordial god of the heavens, father of the Titans
  • Zeus - god of sky and air, chief Olympian

See also Demigods, the Dryads, the Fates, the Erinyes, the Graces, the Horae, the Muses, the Nymphs, the Pleiades, the Titans

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Gnostic

  • Sophia
  • Christ
  • Yaldabaoth, Yao, Saklas, Samael, the Demiurge
  • Aeons
  • Archons
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Guarani

  • Abaangui
  • Jurupari
  • Tupa
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Haida

  • Gyhldeptis
  • Lagua
  • Nankil'slas
  • Sin
  • Ta'axet
  • Tia
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Hindu

  • Adi Deva
  • Brahman, the one and only (formless) supreme aspect of God. The Universe in Potential Static Energy
  • Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Superior to God's formless aspect.
  • Adi - Shakti, the Female aspcet of Supreme Divine in Kinetic Dynamic Form.
  • The Three Maha Shaktis (Super Powers) of the Universe or the Super Goddesses In Hinduism
    • MahaSaraswati (Great Saraswati) - Universal Force of Creation
    • MahaLakshmi (Great Lakshmi) - Universal Force of Preservation
    • MahaKali (Great Kali) - Universal Force of Disolussion
  • Saguna Brahman, or God with attributes, symbolized as The Ishvars (known collectively as the Trimurti):
    • Brahmâ, the creator
    • Vishnu, the sustainer
      • Avatats(Incarnations) of Vinshnu
        • Matsya Avatar - Fish Incarnation
        • Kurma Avatrar - Tortoise Incarnation
        • Varah Avatar - Boar Incarnation
        • Vaman Avatar - Dwarf Incarnation
        • Narashima Avatar - Man-Lion Incarnation
        • Rama Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic King in Ramayana
        • Krishna Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic Prince in Maha Bharata
        • Budha Avatar - Incarnation as Gautam Buddha - Founder of Buddhism
        • Kalki Avatar - The Avatar yet to come on the onset of Apocalpse
    • Shiva, the destroyer
  • The Adityas
    • Indra - god of weather and war
    • Mitra - god of honesty, friendship and contracts
    • Ravi, Surya - the Sun gods
    • Varuna - god of the oceans and rivers
    • Yama - god of death

Some of the most important Devas:

  • Agni - god of fire
  • The Asura
  • The Aswini - gods of sunrise and sunset
  • Dyaus-pitar - ('Heaven-father') cognate of the Roman god Jupiter
  • Ganesh - god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence
  • Hanuman
  • Kali, the fearsome dark goddess
  • Khatushyamji - Kaliyuga avatar of Krishna
  • Krishna - eighth avatar of Vishnu. Krishna is seen as the original form of God by Gaudiya Vaishnavas.
  • Lakshmi - goddess of fortune, luck, beauty and fertility
  • Parjanya
  • Parvati or Parvathi, wife of Shiva
  • Prithivi mata - the Earth goddess
  • Purusha - the Cosmic-Man
  • The Rudras - the storm deities
  • Saraswati - goddess of intelligence, consciousness and cosmic knowledge
  • Soma - the lunar deity
  • Ushas
  • Vasus, the
  • Vayu - god of wind
  • The Visvedevas
    • Ishvara - One who gives prosperity.
    • Hari - One who destroys sins (obstacles on the way to Moksha (liberation from the cycles of birth-death-birth)).
    • Narayana - The final destination towards which all individual souls are travelling.
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Ho-Chunk

  • Kokopelli
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Hopi

  • Aholi
  • Angwusnasomtaka
  • Kokopelli
  • Koyangwuti
  • Muyingwa
  • Taiowa
  • Toho

See also kachina

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Huron

  • Iosheka
  • Airesekui
  • Heng
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Ibo

  • Aha Njoku
  • Ala
  • Chuku
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Incan

  • Inti/Punchau
  • Kon
  • Mama Cocha
  • Mama Quilla
  • Manco Capac
  • Pacha Camac
  • Viracocha
  • Zaramama
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Inuit

  • Igaluk
  • Nanook
  • Nerrivik
  • Pinga
  • Sedna
  • Torngasoak
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Iroquois

  • Adekagagwaa
  • Gaol
  • Gendenwitha
  • Gohone
  • Hahgwehdaetgan
  • Hahgwehdiyu
  • Onatha
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Islamic

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Isoko

  • Cghene
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Japanese

  • Aji-Suki-Taka-Hiko-Ne - god of thunder
  • Amaterasu - sun goddess
  • Amatsu Mikaboshi - god of evil
  • Ama-no-Uzume - fertility goddess
  • Chimata-No-Kami - god of crossroads, highways and footpaths
  • Ho-Musubi - god of fire
  • Inari (mythology) - god of rice
  • Izanagi - creator god
  • Izanami - creator goddess
  • Kagu-tsuchi - god of fire
  • Kura-Okami - god of rain
  • Nai-No-Kami - god of earthquakes
  • O-Kuni-Nushi - god of sorcery and medicine
  • O-Wata-Tsu-Mi - god of the sea
  • Sengen-Sama - goddess of the Mt. Fujiyama
  • Seven Gods of Fortune
    • Benzai-ten or Benten - goddess of money, eloquent persuasion, and knowledge
    • Bishamon-ten - god of happiness and war
    • Daikoku-ten
    • Fukurokuju
    • Hotei-osho
    • Jurojin
    • Ebisu (also spelled Yebisu)
  • Shina-Tsu-Hiko - god of wind
  • Shina-To-Be - goddess of wind
  • Sojobo - king of the tengu
  • Susanoo - god of storms and thunder, snakes and farming.
  • Taka-Okami - god of rain
  • Take-Mikazuchi - god of thunder
  • Tengu - minor trickster deities
  • Tsuku-Yomi - god of the moon
  • Uke-Mochi - goddess of food
  • Wakahiru-Me - goddess of the dawn sun
see also Kami, List of divinities in Japanese mythology
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Judaic

  • Adonai/Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh/El/Elohim/Jehova/Shaddai/Shalom/Yahweh/Yah/YHWH/YHWH Tzevaot (God)
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Khoikhoi

  • Gamab
  • Heitsi-eibib
  • Tsui'goab
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Modern Western mythology

In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture.

  • The Grim Reaper - A common anthropomorphism of Death
  • Eris, adopted deity of Discordianism
  • Father Time
  • Gremlins - mythical beings that damage aircraft and cause other mechanical mayhem
  • Hotei - A Laughing Buddha
  • Invisible Pink Unicorn - From alt.atheism, a fictional deity said to be the bane of theists everywhere.
  • J. R. "Bob" Dobbs from the Church of the SubGenius
  • Lady Luck - Invoked by gamblers
  • Mother Nature
  • Santa Claus - In most parts of the world, originally Nicholas of Myra, but in the UK originally the Green Man, later turned into Father Christmas.
  • The Tooth Fairy
  • The Easter Bunny
  • The Man in the Moon
  • The Flying Spaghetti Monster
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!Xũ

  • Prishiboro
  • Mantis
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Kwakiutl

  • Kewkwaxa'we
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Lakota

  • Canopus
  • Haokah
  • Whope
  • Wi
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Lotuko

  • Ajok
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Latvian

  • Auseklis
  • Dēkla
  • Dievs
  • Jumis
  • Kārta
  • Laima
  • Māra
  • Pērkons
  • Saule
  • Ūsiņš

etc.

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Lugbara

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Lusitani

Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invaders. The Lusitani people adopted the Celt and Roman cults and influenced them with theirs. Many Lusitani gods were adopted by the Romans.

  • Atégina
  • Ares Lusitani
  • Bandonga
  • Bormanico
  • Cariocecus
  • Duberdicus
  • Endovelicus
  • Mars Cariocecus
  • Nabia
  • Nantosvelta
  • Runesocesius
  • Sucellus
  • Tongoenabiagus
  • Trebaruna
  • Turiacus
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Mayan

  • Ahaw Kin - Sun God
  • Chaac - Rain God
  • Yum Kaax - Corn God
  • Kukulcan - Feathered Serpent God
  • Xbalanque - God of the Jaguar
  • Hunah Ku - Creator God
  • Xi Balba - God of the Death
  • Ix Chel - Moon Goddess
  • Itzamna - Reptile Creator God
  • Bolon tza cab - Ruling God of All
  • Balac - War God
  • Bacabs - Gods of the 4 directions
  • Balam - Protector God
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Mesopotamian

  • Anshar - father of heaven
  • Anu - the god of the highest heaven
  • Apsu - the ruler of gods and underworld oceans
  • Ashur - national god of the Assyrians
  • Damkina - Earth mother goddess
  • Ea - god of wisdom
  • Enlil - god of weather and storms
  • Ninurta - god of war
  • Ereshkigal - Goddes of Darkness, Death, and Gloom
  • Hadad - weather god
  • Ishtar - goddess of love (Gingira in Akkadian)
  • Kingu - husband of Tiamat
  • Kishar - father of earth
  • Marduk - national god of the Babylonians
  • Mummu - god of mists
  • Nabu - god of the scribal arts
  • Nintu - mother of all gods
  • Shamash - god of the sun and of justice (Shapash in Ugaritic, Shamsa in Sumerian)
  • Sin - moon god
  • Tiamat - dragon goddess
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Navaho

  • Ahsonnutli
  • Bikeh Hozho
  • Estanatelhi
  • Glispa
  • Hasteoltoi
  • Hastshehogan
  • Tonenili
  • Tsohanoai
  • Yolkai Estasan
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Norse

  • Ægir
  • Balder
  • Bragi
  • Freyr
  • Freya (ON Freyja)
  • Frigg
  • Heimdall (ON Heimdallr)
  • Hel
  • Hodur (ON Hǫðr)
  • Iðunn
  • Loki
  • Niord (ON Njǫrðr)
  • Odin (ON Óðinn)
  • Sif
  • Thor (ON Þórr)
  • Tyr (ON Týr)
  • Vali (ON Váli)
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Pawnee

  • Pah
  • Shakuru
  • Tirawa
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Persian

  • See the article: Persian deities
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Philippine

  • Amihan - North Wind
  • Amanikable - goddess of the sea
  • Anitan - Guardian of lightning.
  • Apolake/Adlaw - god of war, guardian of the sun
  • Bathala/Kabunian/Malayari/Lumawig - Supreme god of the ancient Tagalogs
  • Bakonawa - Lizard god, ruler of the underworld
  • Dian Masalanta - goddess of love
  • Kalinga - god of Thunder
  • Kan-Laon - ancient Visayan god, king of time
  • Maria Makiling - protector of Mt. Makiling
  • Mayari/Bulan - Lunar goddess
  • Tala - goddess of the stars
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Polynesian

  • Atea
  • Ina
  • Kane Milohai
  • Maui
  • Papa
  • Pele
  • Rangi
  • Rongo
  • Lono

see also Menehune

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Prussian and Baltic

  • Bangputtis
  • Melletele
  • Occupirn
  • Perkunatete
  • Perkunos
  • Pikullos
  • Potrimpos
  • Swaigstigr
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Pygmy

  • Arebati
  • Khonvoum
  • Tore
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Roman

  • Apollo - god of the sun, poetry, music (Same for Greeks)
  • Bacchus - god of wine (Greek Bacchus or Dionysus)
  • Ceres - goddess of the harvest (Greek Demeter)
  • Cupid - god of love (Greek Eros)
  • Diana - goddess of the hunt (Greek Artemis)
  • Faunus - God of Forests and Shepherds (Greek Pan)
  • Janus - two-headed god of beginnings and endings
  • Juno - chief goddess, marriage (Greek Hera)
  • Jupiter - chief god, sky (Greek Zeus)
  • Maia - the "good goddess", spring
  • Mars - god of war (Greek Ares, but characterized more positively)
  • Mercury - messenger of the gods (Greek Hermes)
  • Minerva - goddess of wisdom, civilization (Greek Athena)
  • Neptune - god of the sea (Greek Poseidon)
  • Pluto - god of the underworld (Greek Hades)
  • Plutus - god of wealth
  • Proserpina - queen of the underworld (Greek Persephone)
  • Saturn - father of Jupiter (Greek Cronus)
  • Uranus - father of Saturn (Greek Oranos - a titan)
  • Venus - goddess of beauty (Greek Aphrodite)
  • Vesta - goddess of the hearth (Greek Hestia)
  • Vulcan - god of the forge (Greek Hephestu)
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Salish

  • Amotken
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Sardinian

Sardinian deities, mainly referred to in the age of Nuragici people, are partly derived from Phoenician ones.

  • Janas Goddesses of death
  • Maymon God of Hades
  • Panas Goddesses of reproduction (women dead in childbirth)
  • Thanit Goddess of Earth and fertility
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Semitic pagan

  • Adonis
  • Anat
  • Asherah
  • Astarte
  • Baʿal/Hadad
  • Dagon
  • El
  • Mot
  • Yaw
  • Adad
  • Amurru
  • An/Anu
  • Anshar | Asshur
  • Abzu/Apsu
  • Enki/Ea
  • Enlil
  • Ereshkigal
  • Inanna/Ishtar
  • Kingu | Kishar
  • Lahmu & Lahamu
  • Marduk
  • Mummu
  • Nabu
  • Nammu
  • Nanna/Sin
  • Nergal
  • Ninhursag/Damkina
  • Ninlil
  • Tiamat
  • Utu/Shamash
  • Beelzebub

See also: Judaism and Islam and Levantine mythology

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Seneca

  • Eagentci
  • Hagones
  • Hawenniyo
  • Kaakwha
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Sikhism

  • Waheguru
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Slavic

  • Belobog
  • Berstuk
  • Cislobog
  • Crnobog
  • Dajbog
  • Dziewona
  • Flins
  • Hors
  • Jarilo
  • Juthrbog
  • Karewit
  • Koleda
  • Lada and Lado
  • Marowit
  • Perun
  • Podaga
  • Porewit
  • Radegast
  • Rugiwit
  • Simargl
  • Sieba
  • Siebog
  • Stribog
  • Svarog
  • Svetovid
  • Triglav
  • Veles
  • Zirnitra
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Sumerian

  • An
  • Enki
  • Enlil
  • Inanna
  • Nammu
  • Nanna
  • Ninhursag
  • Ninlil
  • Sin
  • Utu

See also Annuna and Mesopotamian deities for a more complete list.

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Thracian

  • Zibelthiurdos
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Tumbuka

  • Chiuta
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Ugarit

  • El, the father god and head
  • Haddu, commonly titled Ba‘l, a rain god and storm god.
  • Dagon, god of earth
  • Athirat, mother goddess
  • ‘Anat, war goddess
  • ‘Athtart, goddess of fertility
  • Yam, the god of the sea
  • Mot, the god of death

Note: Ugarit gives us our earliest and fullest snapshot of Canaanite religion and northwest Semitic religion.

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Yoruba

  • Aja
  • Aje
  • Egungun-oya
  • Eshu
  • Oba
  • Obatala
  • Odùduwà
  • Oloddumare
  • Olokun
  • Olorun
  • Orunmila
  • Oshun
  • Oshunmare
  • Oya
  • Shakpana
  • Shango
  • Yansan
  • Yemaja
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Wiccan

  • The Horned God/Great God/Great Father
  • Great Mother/Triple Goddess
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Zoroastrian

  • Ahura Mazda
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External links

  • Temple Zagduku - religious organization honoring Sumerian deities
  • Godchecker - searchable encyclopedia of over 2,000 gods and goddesses from all cultures of the world


--Angel 19:08, 2 June 2006 (CDT)

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