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 .
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 .
(see much longer list at Aztec mythology )
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.
See much more complete list at Celtic mythology .
See Abrahamic religions
Agé
Ayaba
Da
Gbadu
Gleti
Gu
Lisa
Loko
Mawu
Sakpata
Sogbo
Xevioso
Zinsi
Zinsu
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)
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
Gyhldeptis
Lagua
Nankil'slas
Sin
Ta'axet
Tia
Brahman , the one and only (formless) supreme God
Saguna Brahman , or God with attributes, symbolized as The Ishvars (known collectively as the Trimurti ):
Some of the most important Devas :
See also kachina
Adekagagwaa
Gaol
Gendenwitha
Gohone
Hahgwehdaetgan
Hahgwehdiyu
Onatha
See Abrahamic religions
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
Shina-Tsu-Hiko - god of wind
Shina-To-Be - goddess of wind
Sojobo - king of the tengu
Susa-no-Wo - 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
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 .
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.
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
Ahsonnutli
Bikeh Hozho
Estanatelhi
Glispa
Hasteoltoi
Hastshehogan
Tonenili
Tsohanoai
Yolkai Estasan
see also Menehune
Bangputtis
Melletele
Occupirn
Perkunatete
Perkunos
Pikullos
Potrimpos
Swaigstigr
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)
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
Eagentci
Hagones
Hawenniyo
Kaakwha
See also Annuna and Lilian tradition
Thracian 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.
Mamlambo
Mbaba Mwana Waresa
uKqili
Umvelinqangi
Unkulunkulu
Achiyalatopa
Apoyan Tachi
Awitelin Tsta
Awonawilona
Kokopelli
External links
Temple Zagduku - religious organization honoring Sumerian deities
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