List of deities
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, Goddess, mythology, religion, scripture.
Azeban - tricksterBmola - bird spiritGluskap - kind protector of humanityMalsumis - cruel, evil godTabaldak - the creator
Wóden FrígeTiwÞunor Ingui FréaEostre SeaxnéatWélandBeowulf (a hero)ElvesGiantsDwarfs
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 (The Messiah of Rastafari)
See also saint, patriarch, Messiah.
Asa
BrekyirihunuadeKwaku Ananse
AnansiAsase YaBiaNyame
AltjiraBaiameBamapanaBanaitjaBobbi-bobbiBunjilDaramulumDilgaDjanggawulEinganaGaleruGnoweeKidiliKunapipiJulunggulMangar-kunjer-kunjaNumakullaPundjelUlanjiWaloWawalagWuriupraniliYurlungur
(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
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.
- Bomazi
- Bumba
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
- 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
- Nanabozho
- Sint Holo
- Wemicus
See Abrahamic religions
Hisagita-imisi
ZamolxisGebeleizisBendis
AgéAyabaDaGbaduGletiGuLisaLokoMawuSakpataSogboXeviosoZinsiZinsu
AbukDenkaJuokNyalitch
AbassiAtai
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 their gods had animal heads; rather, they portrayed them that way as artistic symbolism. This may have been for the benefit of the illiterate. - Anubis, God of Embalming, Friend of the Dead
- The Aten, the embodiment of the Sun's rays
- Apep, Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
- Atum, a creator deity
- Bast, Goddess of Cats
- Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
- Geb, God of the Earth
- Hapi, one of the four sons of Horus
- 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
- Ma'at, Goddess of Truth, Balance and Order
- Menhit, Goddess of war
- Mont, god of war
- Naunet, the primal waters
- Neith, the great mother goddess
- Nephthys, mother of Anubis
- Nut, goddess of heaven and the sky
- Osiris, god of the underworld, fertility and agricultural
- 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
- 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.
- 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)
- Alpan
- Aplu
- Menrva
- Nethuns
- Tinia
- Turan (goddess)
- Uni
- Voltumna
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
- 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
AbaanguiJurupariTupa
GyhldeptisLaguaNankil'slasSinTa'axetTia
Brahman, the one and only (formless) supreme GodSaguna Brahman, or God with attributes, symbolized as The Ishvars (known collectively as the Trimurti):*Brahmâ, the creator*Vishnu, the sustainer*Shiva, the destroyer Some of the most important Devas:Agni - god of fireThe AsuraThe Aswini - gods of sunrise and sunsetDyaus-pitar - ('Heaven-father') cognate of the Roman god JupiterGanesh - god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudenceHanumanKali, the fearsome dark goddessKrishna - eighth avatar of VishnuLakshmi - goddess of fortune, luck, beauty and fertilityParjanyaParvati or Parvathi, wife of ShivaPrithivi mata - the Earth goddessPurusha - the Cosmic-ManThe Rudras - the storm deitiesSaraswati - goddess of intelligence, consciousness and cosmic knowledgeSoma - the lunar deityUshasVasus, theVayu - god of windThe Visvedevas
Kokopelli
AholiAngwusnasomtakaKokopelliKoyangwutiMuyingwaTaiowaToho See also kachina
IoshekaAiresekuiHeng
Aha NjokuAlaChuku
Inti/PunchauKonMama CochaMama QuillaManco CapacPacha CamacViracochaZaramama
IgalukNanookNerrivikPingaSednaTorngasoak
AdekagagwaaGaolGendenwithaGohoneHahgwehdaetganHahgwehdiyuOnatha
:See Abrahamic religions
Cghene
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 riceIzanagi - 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. FujiyamaSeven 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 EbisuShina-Tsu-Hiko - god of wind Shina-To-Be - goddess of windSojobo - king of the tengu Susa-no-Wo - god of storms and thunder, snakes and farming. Taka-Okami - god of rain Take-Mikazuchi - god of thunderTengu - minor trickster deities Tsuku-Yomi - god of the moon Uke-Mochi - goddess of food Wakahiru-Me - goddess of the dawn sun - see also Kami
:See Abrahamic religions
- Gamab
- Heitsi-eibib
- Tsui'goab
"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.
see also Menehune
BangputtisMelleteleOccupirnPerkunatetePerkunosPikullosPotrimposSwaigstigr
ArebatiKhonvoumTore
Apollo - god of the sun, poetry, musicBacchus - 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 endingsJuno - chief goddess, marriage (Greek Hera)Jupiter - chief god, sky (Greek Zeus)Maia - the "good goddess", springMars - 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 wealthProserpina - queen of the underworld (Greek Persephone)Saturn - father of Jupiter (Greek Cronus)Uranus - father of SaturnVenus - goddess of beauty (Greek Aphrodite)Vesta - goddess of the hearth (Greek Hestia)Vulcan - god of the forge (Greek Hephestus)
Amotken
Sardinian deities, mainly referred to in the age of Nuragici people, are partly derived from Phoenician ones. See also Annuna and Lilian tradition
Thracian mythology Zibelthiurdos
Chiuta
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 fertilityYaw, 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.
AjaAjeEgungun-oyaEshuObaObatalaOdùduwàOloddumareOlokunOlorunOrunmilaOshunOshunmareOyaShakpanaShangoYansanYemaja
MamlamboMbaba Mwana WaresauKqiliUmvelinqangiUnkulunkulu
AchiyalatopaApoyan TachiAwitelin TstaAwonawilonaKokopelli
External links Temple Zagduku - religious organization honoring Sumerian deities Godchecker - searchable encyclopedia of over 1,400 gods and goddesses from all cultures of the world Encyclopedia Mythica - comprehensive listings for deities, heroes and mythical beasts of legend, with images and sources Names of God - connection between terms "Creator", "Absolute" and others Names of God
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