List of deities
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This list of deities aims at giving 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_self-proclaimed_deities
Related articles include Deva, Demigod, Divinity, God, God (male deity), Goddess, Mythology, Religion, Scripture.
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Abenaki
- Azeban - trickster
- Bmola - bird spirit
- Gluskap - kind protector of humanity
- Malsumis - cruel, evil god
- Tabaldak - the creator
Anglo-Saxon mythology
Abrahamic religions
- Yahweh, YHWH, Adonai, Eloheynu, HaShem, Elohim, G-d (Judaism)
- God, (Holy) Lord, (Holy) Father, (Christianity)
- Allah (Islam)
- (Holy) Trinity (Christianity)
- Jesus, The Christ, The Saviour, The Messiah, The Son of God (Christianity)
- Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit (Christianity)
- Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (Messiah of the Rastafari movement)
See also saint, patriarch, Messiah.
Akamba mythology
Akan mythology
Ashanti mythology
Australian Aboriginal mythology
- 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
Aztec mythology
(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
Bahá'í Faith
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.
Bushongo mythology
Celtic mythology
See much more complete list at Celtic mythology.
- Belenus
- Bran
- Brigit
- Ceridwen
- Cernunos
- Dagda
- Danu
- Epona
- Glanis
- Gwydion
- Lugh
- Lyr
- Manannan mac Lir
- Morrigan
- Nemain
- Nuadha
- Ogma
Chinese mythology
- Chang'e
- Chi You
- Dragon Kings
- Eight Immortals
- Erlang Shen
- Four Heavenly Kings
- Fei Lian
- Fu Hsi
- God of North
- Gong Gong
- Great Yu
- Guanyin
- Guan Di
- Guan Gong
- Guan Yu
- Hotei
- Huang Di
- Jade Emperor
- Kua Fu
- Kuan Yin
- Lei Gong
- Long Mu
- Three Pure Ones
- Matsu
- Meng Po
- Nezha
- Nüwa
- Pangu
- Qi Yu
- Shang Ti
- Shennong
- Shing Wong
- Sun Wukong
- Wong Tai Sin
- Xi Wangmu
- Yan Luo
- Yuk Wong
- Yi the Archer
- Zao Jun
Chippewa mythology
Christian mythology
Creek mythology
Dacian mythology
Dahomey mythology
Dinka mythology
Efik mythology
Egyptian mythology
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
- Sekhmnet, goddess of war and battles
- Sobek, Crocodile God
- Set, God of Storms, possible father of Anubis, later became god of evil
- 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 http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/ for the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism's extensive information on Egyptian Deities.
Estonian mythology
- 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)
Etruscan mythology
Old Finnish deities
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, goddess of the underworld
- Perkele, a god of the Lithuanians, drafted to do duty as "the devil"
- Jumala, a physical idol, later the name of the christian god
Ancient Greek mythology
- 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, an Olympian
- Athena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens, an Olympian
- Cronus - 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
- 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 Hercules
- Hecate - 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
- Hermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian
- Hestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus
- Pan - god of shepherds
- 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
- 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
Guarani mythology
Haida mythology
Hinduism
- Brahman, the one and only (formless) supreme God
- Saguna Brahman, or God with attributes, symbolized as The Ishvars (known collectively as the Trimurti):
- The Adityas
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
- Krishna - eighth avatar of Vishnu
- 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
Ho-Chunk mythology
Hopi mythology
See also kachina
Huron mythology
Ibo mythology
Incan mythology
Inuit mythology
Iroquois mythology
Islam
Isoko mythology
Japanese mythology
- 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-Masubi - 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
- Yebisu or Ebisu
- 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
Judaism
Khoikhoi mythology
"Kitchen Gods" (Modern Western mythology)
In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several minor mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture that may be taken more or less seriously. These are commonly called Kitchen Gods.
- The Code Fairy - Eats semicolons from source code, causing working computer software to stop working
- The Grim Reaper - A common anthropomorphism of Death
- Eris, adopted deity of the elaborate Discordian mock religion.
- 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
- The Parking Fairy - Responsible for finding parking spaces
- 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 Traffic Light Fairy - Changes the color of traffic lights
- "GOD-JESUS" - fortune telling robot, deity of engrish
!Kung mythology
Kwakiutl mythology
Lakota mythology
Lotuko mythology
Latvian mythology
Lugbara mythology
Lusitani mythology
Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invators. 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
Maya mythology
- Ahaw Kin - Sun God
- Chac - 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
Mesopotamian mythology
- 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
- Enurta - god of war
- Hadad - weather god
- Ishtar - goddess of love
- 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
- Sin - moon god
- Tiamat - dragon goddess
Navaho mythology
Norse mythology
- Aegir (ON Ægir)
- Baldur (ON Baldr)
- Bragi
- Freyr
- Freya (ON Freyja)
- Frigg
- Heimdall (ON Heimdallr)
- Hel
- Hodur (ON Hǫðr)
- Idun (ON Iðunn)
- Loki
- Niord (ON Njǫrðr)
- Odin (ON Óðinn)
- Sif
- Thor (ON Þórr)
- Tyr (ON Týr)
- Vali (ON Váli)
Pawnee mythology
Persian mythology
- See the article: Persian deities
Polynesian mythology
see also Menehune
Old Prussian / Baltic deities
Pygmy mythology
Roman mythology
- Apollo - god of the sun, poetry, music
- 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)
- 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
- Venus - goddess of beauty (Greek Aphrodite)
- Vesta - goddess of the hearth (Greek Hestia)
- Vulcan - god of the forge (Greek Hephestus)
Salish mythology
Sardinian deities
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
Seneca mythology
Slavic mythology
- Belobog
- Cislobog
- Crnobog
- Dajbog
- Horos
- Jaro
- Koledo
- Lada and Lado
- Perun
- Radagast
- Simargl
- Stribog
- Svarog
- Svetovid
- Triglav
- Veles
Sumerian mythology
See also Annuna.
Thracian mythology
Tumbuka mythology
Ugarit mythology
- 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
- Yaw, 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.
Yoruba mythology
- Aja
- Aje
- Egungun-oya
- Eshu
- Oba
- Obatala
- Odùduwà
- Oloddumare
- Olokun
- Olorun
- Orunmila
- Oshun
- Oshunmare
- Oya
- Shakpana
- Shango
- Yansan
- Yemaja
Zulu mythology
Zuni mythology
External links
- Temple Zagduku (http://templezagduku.org) - religious organization honoring Sumerian deities
- Godchecker (http://www.godchecker.com) - searchable encyclopedia of over 2,000 gods and goddesses from all cultures of the world
- Encyclopedia Mythica (http://www.pantheon.org) - comprehensive listings for deities, heroes and mythical beasts of legend, with images and sources
- Names of God (http://www.religiousbook.net/Books/Online_books/Sh/Heart_7.html) - connection between terms "Creator", "Absolute" and others Names of Godes:Lista de dioses
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