Gods of the World

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African

   * Jeebo
   * Jengu - (Sawa) diety of water spirits (also, the name for the water spirits themselves)
   * Mami Wata - Goddess of Beauty (one of the water spirits); Accompanied by a snake and wealth.
   * Waaq - (Ororomo) Single supreme and universal deity (creator of day and night)
   * Amlak (Ethiopian)
   * Jah - A name for God (Rastafari)
   * Ngai - Supreme god, lives on the holy mountain Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya). (Maasai)
   * Mwari - (Shona people of Zimbabwe)
   * Nyadenga - (Shona people of Zimbabwe)
   * Musikavanhu - "The Creator" (Shona people of Zimbabwe)

[edit] Anglo-Saxon

   * Eostre, Goddess of spring
   * Fríge, counterpart to the Norse Frigg. Friday comes from her name.
   * Ingui Fréa, counterpart to the Norse Frey
   * Seaxnéat, the founder of the Saxon race
   * Thor, the same god as the Norse deity of the same name. Thursday comes from his name.
   * Tiw, counterpart to the Norse Tyr. Tuesday comes from the name of this god.
   * Wéland, counterpart to the Norse Volundr
   * Wóden, counterpart to the Norse Odin. Wednesday comes from the name of this god.

[edit] Akan

   * Brekyirihunuade, "he who knows and sees everything."
   * Kwaku Ananse, a trickster god.

[edit] Ashanti

   * Anansi - Depicted in numerous forms: a spider, a human or combinations thereof. Known as a trickster.
   * Asase Ya - Earth goddess of fertility
   * Bia - Personification of violence
   * Nyame - Means "God" in the ashanti language.

[edit] Australian Aboriginal

   * Altjira - God of Dreams
   * Anjea - Fertility goddess
   * Bagadjimbiri - Two brothers and creator gods
   * Baiame - God of rain
   * Bamapana - A trickster god who causes discord
   * Banaitja - A creator god
   * Bobbi-Bobbi - Supernatural being who lived in the heavens in the Dreamtime
   * Bunjil - The supreme god, represented as an eagle
   * Daramulum - Son of Baiame
   * Dilga - Goddess of fertility and growth
   * Djanggawul - Three siblings, two female and one male, who created the landscape of Australia
   * Eingana - Creator goddess
   * Galeru - A rainbow snake who swallowed the Djanggawul
   * Gnowee - A solar goddess
   * Julana - A lecherous spirit who surprises women
   * Julunggul - A rainbow snake goddess
   * Karora - A creator god
   * Kidili - Ancient moon-man
   * Kunapipi - Mother goddess (patron deity of heroes)
   * Mangar-kunjer-kunja - Lizard god who created humans
   * Numakulla - Two sky gods who created all life on Earth
   * Pundjel - Creator god
   * Ulanji - Snake-ancestor of the Binbinga
   * Walo
   * Wawalag - Sisters who were daughters of Djanggawul
   * Wuriupranili - A solar goddess
   * Yurlungur - Mythological copper snake

[edit] Ayyavazhi

   * Ayya Vaikundar - Triune God (see: Ayyavazhi Trinity)
   * Sivan
   * Vethan (Nathan)
   * Thirumal
   * Arumukan

[edit] Aztec

(See the much longer list at Aztec mythology)

   * Chalchiuhtlicue - Goddess of lakes and streams
   * Cinteotl - God of maize (corn)
   * Coyolxauhqui - Goddess of the moon
   * Ehecatl - God of the wind
   * Huehueteotl - 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/dess 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

[edit] Bahá'í

   * Bahá'í concept of God

[edit] Baltic

   * Auseklis - Latvian god, personification of Venus
   * Bangputtis
   * Diwas / Dievas
   * Kurche
   * Laima
   * Mahte
   * Māra
   * Melletele
   * Perkūnas
   * Potrimpos
   * Zeme

[edit] Celtic

(See the much more complete lists at Celtic mythology and Celtic polytheism.}

   * Abellio - god of apple trees
   * Agrona - a British Goddess of strife and war
   * Alaunus/Fin - god of the sun, healing, and prophecy
   * Ambisagrus - god of thunder and lightning
   * Ancamna - a Gaelic-Roman water Goddess
   * Andarta - a Gaelic warrior Goddess
   * Andraste - a Celtic Goddess thanked by Boudica for victories against the Romans
   * Anextiomarus - a British equivalent of Apollo
   * Artio - Goddess of the bear
   * Aveta - Goddess of female-fertility, childbirth and midwives, also associated with all fresh water.
   * Belatu-Cadros - a British war god
   * Belenus - "Shining One", associated with fire and healing
   * Belisama - goddess connected with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light, consort of Belenus
   * Borvo - deity was associated with mineral springs, hot springs and healing
   * Bridget (goddess) she was know to make iga laugh
   * Brigit
   * Brigantia
   * Camma - hunting goddess
   * Camulus - god of war
   * Cernunos - horned nature god associated with produce and fertility
   * Cissonius - equivalent of mercury, probably a god of trade and protector of travellers
   * Cocidus - god of war, hunting, forests, groves and wild fields
   * Condatis - associated with rivers and healing
   * Coventina - Goddess of wells and springs
   * Dagda - supreme god of Irish mythology (always referred to as "the Dagda")
   * Damara - British fertility Goddess
   * Danu - the mother of the gods, other spellings are Dana, Ana, Anu
   * Dewi - an old Welsh God
   * Dylan Ail Don - Welsh sea God, brother of Lleu
   * Epona - Goddess of horses, donkeys and mules
   * Esus
   * Fagus - god of beech trees
   * Glanis - a Gaelic healing god
   * Grannus - god of the sun, healing and mineral springs
   * Gwydion
   * Loucetios - a war and thunder god
   * Lugh
   * Lyr
   * Manannan mac Lir
   * Maponos - god of youth
   * Morrigan - war Goddess (always referred to as "the Morrigan")
   * Nantosuelta - Goddess of fire and fertility
   * Nemain - war Goddess
   * Nemetona - Goddess of temples and sacred groves
   * Nodens
   * Nuadha
   * Ogma - god of scholars, education, writing and eloquence
   * Rhiannon - Goddess of the moon
   * Robur - god of oak trees
   * Rosmerta - Goddess of fertility and abundance
   * Rudianos - Gaelic war god
   * Segomo - Gaelic war god
   * Sirona - healing deity, associated with healing springs
   * Smertios - Gaelic war god
   * Sucellus - Gaelic god of agriculture, forests, and alcoholic drinks
   * Sulis - Goddess of spring water
   * Tamesis - Goddess of water
   * Taranis - god of thunder
   * Toutatis

[edit] Chinese

   * Cai Shen - god of fortune and prosperity
   * Chang'e - goddess of the moon
   * Guan Yin - boddhisattva of compassion and mercy
   * Guan Yu - general of the Shu Han kingdom during the Three Kingdoms era, patron saint of righteousness, brotherhood, and loyalty
   * Hoi - god of sight.
   * Jade Emperor - ruler of the heavens
   * Matsu - patron saint of fishermen and sailors
   * Shangdi - supreme deity found in early Chinese mythology
   * Sun Wukong - monkey king and main character of Journey to the West
   * Tian - deification of the heavens
   * Tu Di Gong - patron god of villages and farmers
   * Zao Jun - god of the kitchen

[edit] Malaysian Chinese

List of Malaysian Chinese Gods:

   * Na Tuk Kong / Na Tok Kong (Chinese: 拿督公)
   * Celestial God Tnee Kong (Chinese : 天公)
   * Earth God Teh Choo Kong, Tu Di Gong (Chinese: 土地公)
   * Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公)
   * God of Prosperity Chay Shen Ye / God of Fortune (Chinese: 财神)
   * Kwan God Kwan Kong (Chinese: 關公)
   * Kwan Yin Ma originated from Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara (Chinese: 觀世音), commonly known as the Goddess of Mercy.
   * Matsu (Goddess) (Chinese: 媽祖) is the Taoist Goddess of the Sea who protects fishermen and sailors.
   * Di Zhu God (Chinese: 地主神) Lord of the Land Used.
   * Gao Yao Chinese god of justice and judgement.
   * Shou Lao Chinese God of Longevity

[edit] Christian

   * Trinity (God the Trinity)
         o God the Father (El, Yahweh/Jehova)
         o God the Son (Jesus, Yeshua)
         o God the Holy Spirit (Spirit of Christ/God or Holy Ghost)

[edit] Dacian

   * Bendis
   * Gebeleizis
   * Zamolxis

[edit] Dahomey

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

[edit] Efik

   * Abassi
   * Atai

[edit] Egyptian (Pharaonic)

. See also List of Egyptian gods

   * Amun - creator deity
   * Amunet - goddess of mystery
   * Anubis - divine embalmer and tomb-caretaker who watches over the dead
   * Apep - Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
   * The Aten - the embodiment of the Sun's rays in a brief, monotheistic interlude
   * Atum - a creator deity, and the setting sun
   * Bast, protector of the pharaoh, cat-bodied or cat-headed
   * Bes - dwarfed semigod associated with protection of the household, particularly childbirth, and entertainment
   * The four sons of Horus
   * Geb - god of the Earth and first ruler of Egypt
   * Hapy - god embodied by the Nile, and who represents life and fertility
   * Hathor - Goddess of Love and Music
   * Heget Goddess of Childbirth
   * Horus the falcon-headed god, God of Pharaohs and Upper Egypt
   * 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, god of the innundation
   * Maahes - god of war
   * Ma'at - personified concept of truth, balance, justice, and order
   * 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, also god of crafts, possibly Men-Nefer (Memphis)
   * Ra - the sun, possible father of Anubis, also a creator deity
   * Sekhmet - goddess of destruction, particularly against demons of sickness
   * Sobek - Crocodile God
   * Set - god of storms, possible father of Anubis; later became god of evil, desert, also Lower Egypt
   * Shu - embodiment of wind or air
   * Taweret - goddess of pregnant women and protector at childbirth
   * Tefnut - embodiment of rain, dew, clouds, and water-weather
   * Thoth - god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, wisdom, medicine, music, astronomy, and magic
   * Wepwawet

[edit] Estonian

   * Peko - god of fertility, crops and brewing
   * Pikne (lightning) - god of thunder
   * Tharapita - god of war, also known as Taara
   * Vanemuine (the ancient one) - god of music (possibly a spurious later development)
   * Uku - superior god
   * Ilmarine - smithgod

[edit] Etruscan

   * Alpan - a Goddess of love (but usually identified with Persephone, not Aphrodite)
   * Aplu - equated with Apollo
   * Menrva - equivalent to the Greek Athene
   * Nethuns - derived from Greek Poseidon
   * Tinia - equivalent to Zeus
   * Turan - the Goddess usually identified with Aphrodite
   * Uni - equivalent of Hera
   * Voltumna - god of the Etruscan race, equivalent to the Roman Volturnus

[edit] 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.

   * Ahti (or Ahto) - god of streams, lakes and sea
   * Loviatar - One of Tuoni's daughters. Goddess of pain.
   * Mielikki - Tapio's wife, the Goddess of forests
   * Otso - son of a god, king of the forest, whose carnal form is the bear
   * Pekko (or Peko) - God/dess (the actual gender is obscure) of fields and agriculture
   * Perkele - the devil (originally a Lithuanian deity of thunder, Perkunas; adopted into Finnish tradition at a late date)
   * Rauni - Ukko's wife, Goddess of fertility
   * Tapio - god of forest and wild animals
   * Tuonetar - The wife of Tuoni
   * Tuoni - god of the underworld
   * Ukko - god of heaven and thunder, the over-god. same as Jumala, later the christian God.

[edit] Ancient Greek

(For a longer list see List of Greek mythological figures) 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 Medusa/Gorgon
   * Oedipus and Thebes
   * Theseus and the Minotaur
   * Triptolemus and the
     Eleusinian Mysteries

Related

   * Satyrs, centaurs and dragons
   * Religion in Ancient Greece
   * Olympians
   *
         o First Generation: the Cronides
               + Hestia- virgin goddess of the hearth and home; the eldest yet the youngest child of Cronos
               + Demeter- the motherly goddess of grain and of the corn; mother of Persephone
               + Hera- the Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage and childbirth; the sister and wife of Zeus
               + Hades (Pluto)- he was alloted the underworld and the King of the Dead; he abducted and made Queen of the Underworld the beloved daughter of Demeter, Persephone
               + Poseidon- the ,Earth Shaker, Ruler of the Sea, and the creator of horses; was married to Amphitrite, and the father of Triton
               + Zeus- the King of the Gods, god of thunder, lightning, laws and order, and the leader of the Fates
   *
         o Second Generation
               + Aphrodite- the goddess of love and beauty, in-charge with tender passions
               + Apollo- the god of prophecy, music and light; leader of the Muses
               + Ares- the god of war; Defense of Olympus
               + Artemis- the goddess of the hunt and protectress of the wilderness
               + Athena- the Mind of the Gods, goddess of wisdom, warriors, crafts and prudent intelligence; one of the Three Virgin Goddesses of Olympus, together with the great goddess Hestia and the chaste Artemis
               + Dionysus- the god of the vine and its cultivation; he has the heart of Zeus' heir Zagreus.
               + Hebe- is youth and cupbearer of the gods
               + Hephaestus- Smith of Heaven, one who tames fire, and bound Prometheus to chains
               + Hermes- the god of thieves and commerce; Messenger of gods, together with Iris (Rainbow), and one who leads the souls to Hades
               + Persephone- the goddess of vegetation and death, and Queen of the Underworld

[edit] Gnostic

   * Aeons
   * Archons
   * Christ
   * Sophia
   * Yaldabaoth, Yao, Saklas, Samael, the Demiurge

[edit] Guarani

   * Abaangui
   * Jurupari
   * Tupa

[edit] Hindu

Vaishnavism

   * Vishnu and his Avatars

Shaivism

   * Shiva
   * Durga Supreme Goddess in Hinduism.

Smartism

   * Brahman, the one and only (formless) supreme aspect of God. The Universe in Potential Static Energy.
   * Adi - Shakti, the Female aspect of the Supreme Divine in Kinetic Dynamic Form.
   * The Three Maha Shaktis (Super Powers) of the Universe or the Super Goddesses In Hinduism.
         o MahaSaraswati (Great Saraswati) - Universal Force of Creation
         o MahaLakshmi (Great Lakshmi) - Universal Force of Preservation
         o MahaKali (Great Kali) - Universal Force of Dissolution
   * The Hindu Trinity:
         o Brahmâ, the creator
         o Vishnu, the sustainer
         o Shiva, the destroyer
   * The Hindu Tridevi - Triple Goddess, the consorts of the Trinity
         o Saraswati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom, Wife of Brahma
         o Lakshmi - Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Fertility, Wife of Vishnu
         o Parvati - Hindu Goddess of Power and Might, Wife of Shiva
   * Vishnu
         o Avatars (Incarnations) of Vishnu
               + Matsya Avatar - Fish Incarnation
               + Kurma Avatar - Tortoise Incarnation
               + Varah Avatar - Boar Incarnation
               + Vaman Avatar - Dwarf Incarnation
               + Narasimha Avatar - Man-Lion Incarnation
               + Rama Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic King in Ramayana
               + Krishna Avatar - Incarnation as the Epic Prince in Maha Bharata
               + Buddha Avatar - Incarnation as Gautama Buddha, Founder of Buddhism
               + Kalki Avatar - The Avatar yet to come on the onset of Apocalypse
   *
         o Other Deties Associated with Vishnu
               + Garuda- The Eagle Headed Deity who is the vehicle of Vishnu
               + Ananta or Shesha- The Infinite Serpent which is the Bed of Vishnu
               + Narada- The Divine Messenger of the Gods
   *
         o
               + Dattatreya - Shown with Three Heads, representing the Oneness with Brahma, Vishnu and Siva (Shiva) - He is Guru and God, worshipped by all sects
               + Hayagriva - He is shown with the head of a horse and is worshipped as the repository of all wisdom and knowledge
   * Shiva
         o The Manifestations of Shiva
               + Nataraja - The Lord of Dance
               + Dakshinamurti - The Lord of the South - The Preceptor and Guru
               + Mahadeva - The Great God
               + Hanuman - Personified as a Monkey Headed Deity, God of Service and Devotion
               + Ardhanarishwar - The Androgynous God (Half Man and Half Woman)
   *
         o Other Deties Associated with Shiva
               + Ganesh - Oldest Son of Shiva and the God of Prosperity, shown with an elephant head
               + Kartik or Skanda - The Second Son of Shiva, The God of War, Youth and Purity
               + Veer Bhadra - The Deity who Guards the Abode of Shiva
               + Nandi - The Bull which is the vehicle of Shiva
               + Ayyappa - Also called Manikantha, Sasta - son of Siva and Mohini, the feminine form of Vishnu
   * Lakshmi
         o The Eight Forms of Lakshmi
               + Adi-Lakshmi
               + Vijay-Lakshmi
               + Vidya-Lakshmi
               + Dhana-Lakshmi
               + Dhanya-Lakshmi
               + Santan-Lakshmi
               + Dhairya-Lakshmi
   *
         o Other Goddesses Associated with Lakshmi
         o Shri Devi- The Goddess of Beauty
         o Prithvi or Bhudevi - The Goddess of Earth
         o Alakshmi or Jyeshta Devi - The Contra Goddess of Misfortune
   * Parvati
         o The Passive/Peaceful Manifestations of Parvati
               + Sati- Goddess of Marriage and Wedlock
               + Shashti - Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth
               + Annapurna - Goddess of Food and Nourishment
               + Lalita - Goddess of Beauty
   *
         o The Warrior Manifestations of Parvati
               + Kali - The Goddess of Time and Death
                     # The Ten Great Wisdom Manifestations of Kali
                           * Kali - The Goddess as Time
                           * Tara - The Goddess as Space
                           * Chinnamasta - The Goddess as The Cycle of Life and Death
                           * Bhuvaneshvari - The Goddess as Perfection
                           * Tripura Sundari - The Goddess as the Most beautiful
                           * Bhairavi - The Goddess as the Most frightful
                           * Bagalamukhi - The Crane headed Goddess as upholder of Universal Order
                           * Dhumavati - The Widowed Goddess as Chaos and Misery
                           * Matangi - The Goddess as Leftovers and Salvage
                           * Kamala - The Goddess as Perfection
               + Durga - The Goddess of Power and War
                     # The Nine Manifestations of Durga
                           * Shailaputri
                           * Brahmacharini
                           * Kushmanda
                           * Skanda Mata
                           * Katyani
                           * Chandraghanta
                           * Siddhi Dhatri
                           * Maha Gauri
                           * Kaal Ratri
               + Maya - The Goddess of Illusion and Mystery
   * The Adityas
         o Indra - god of weather and war
         o Mitra - god of honesty, friendship and contracts
         o Ravi, Surya - the Sun gods
         o Varuna - god of the oceans and rivers
         o Yama - god of death

Some of the most important Devas:

   * Agni - god of fire
   * The Asura - Demons, Anti gods
   * The Aswini - gods of sunrise and sunset
   * Dyaus-pitar - ('Heaven-father') cognate of the Roman god Jupiter
   * Ganesh - personified with the head of an elephant, god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence
   * Parjanya - god of wind
   * Parvati or Parvathi, wife of Shiva
   * Prithivi - the Earth goddess
   * Purusha - the Cosmic-Man
   * The Rudras - the storm deities
   * Soma - the lunar deity
   * Ushas - The goddess of sunrise
   * Vasus, the
   * Vayu - god of wind
   * The Visvedevas
         o Ishvara - One who gives prosperity.
         o Hari - One who destroys sins (obstacles on the way to Moksha (liberation from the cycles of birth-death-birth)).
         o Narayana - The final destination towards which all individual souls are travelling.

Other :

   * Bhagavan - The Opulent One
   * Paramatma - The Supersoul

[edit] Igbo

   * Aha Njoku
   * Ala
   * Chukwu

[edit] Incan

   * Apo - mountain god
   * Apocatequil - god of lightning
   * Chasca - Goddess of dawn, twilight, and Venus
   * Coniraya - moon god
   * Ekkeko - god of hearth and wealth
   * Illapa - weather god
   * Inti/Punchau - sun god
   * Kon - god of rain and wind from the south
   * Mama Allpa - multi-breasted fertility Goddess
   * Mama Cocha - Goddess of sea and fish
   * Mama Pacha - dragoness fertility Goddess
   * Mama Quilla - moon Goddess
   * Mama Zara - Goddess of grain
   * Manco Capac
   * Pacha Kamaq - creator god
   * Pariacaca - water god
   * Supay - god of death
   * Urcaguary - god of metal and jewels
   * Viracocha - creator of civilization
   * Zaramama

[edit] Islamic

   * Allah (See Monotheism).

[edit] Isoko

   * Cghene

[edit] Jehovah's Witnesses

   * Jehovah

[edit] Judaic

   * Adonai/Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh/El/Elohim/Shaddai/Shalom/Yah/YHWH/YHWH Tzevaot (God) ("YHWH" is often transliterated "Jehovah" or "Yahweh", but only by people outside of Jewish tradition: see the article Tetragrammaton for more details.)

[edit] Khoikhoi

   * Gamab
   * Heitsi-eibib
   * Tsui'goab

[edit] Korean

   * Dangun - the grandson of the god of heaven.
   * Hwanin - the grandson of Hwang-gung, one of the Four Men of Heaven and considered a direct ancestor of the Korean people.

[edit] !Xũ

   * Mantis
   * Prishiboro

[edit] Lotuko

   * Ajok

[edit] Latvian

   * Auseklis
   * Dēkla
   * Dievs - a god (the name was later used for the Christian god)
   * Jumis
   * Kārta
   * Laima
   * Māra
   * Pērkons
   * Saule
   * Ūsiņš

[edit] Lugbara

   * Adroa
   * Adroanzi

[edit] Lusitani

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

[edit] Lydian

   * Annat
   * Anax
   * Artimus
   * Asterios
   * Atergätus
   * Atys
   * Baki. See also Bacchus
   * Bassareus
   * Damasēn
   * Gugaie/Guge/Gugaia
   * Hermos
   * Hipta
   * Hullos
   * Kandaulēs
   * Kaustros
   * Kubebe
   * Lamētrus
   * Lukos
   * Lydian Lion
   * Mēles
   * Moxus
   * Omfalē
   * Pldans

[edit] Maori

   * Hinenuitepo - Goddess of the Night and Death
   * Rongomatane - God of Cultivated Crops
   * Tane Mahuta - God of the Forest
   * Tangaroa - God of Water
   * Tawhirimatea - God of the Wind/Air
   * Tumatauenga - God of War

[edit] Maya

(See the much longer list at List of Maya gods and supernatural beings)

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

[edit] Mesopotamian Fertile Crescent myth series Mark of the Palm Mesopotamian Levantine Arabian Mesopotamia Primordial beings 7 gods who decree Demigods & heroes Spirits & monsters Tales from Babylon The Great Gods

Adad · Ashnan Asaruludu · Enbilulu Enkimdu · Ereshkigal Inanna · Lahar Nanshe · Nergal Nidaba · Ningal Ninisinna · Ninkasi Ninlil · Ninurta Nusku · Uttu Annunaki

   * 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, thought by the Assyrians to be king of the gods
   * Damkina - Earth mother Goddess
   * Ea - god of wisdom
   * Enlil - god of weather and storms
   * Ereshkigal - Goddess of Darkness, Death, and Gloom
   * Hadad - weather god
   * Ishtar - Goddess of love and one of the highest-ranking deities in Mesopotamian myth
   * Kingu - husband of Tiamat
   * Kishar - father of the earth
   * Marduk - national god of the Babylonians, later thought to be king of the gods
   * Mummu - god of mists
   * Nabu - god of the scribal arts
   * Nintu - mother of all God/desses
   * Ninurta - god of war
   * Nergal - god of war, disease, death and destruction; ruler of the underworld
   * Shamash - god of the sun and of justice (Shapash in Ugaritic, Shamsa in Sumerian)
   * Sin - moon god (Nana in Sumerian)
   * Tiamat - dragon Goddess slain by Marduk

[edit] Mormonism

   * Heavenly Father
   * Jesus Christ
   * The Holy Spirit
   * Heavenly Mother (wife of the Heavenly Father)

[edit] Native American

[edit] Abenaki

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

[edit] Algonquian

   * Gitche Manitou - Great Spirit

[edit] Haida

   * Gyhldeptis
   * Lagua
   * Nankil'slas
   * Sin
   * Ta'axet
   * Tia

[edit] Ho-Chunk

   * Kokopelli

[edit] Hopi

   * Aholi
   * Angwusnasomtaka
   * Kokopelli
   * Koyangwuti
   * Muyingwa
   * Taiowa

See also: kachina.

[edit] Huron

   * Airesekui
   * Heng
   * Iosheka

[edit] Inuit

   * Igaluk - lunar deity
   * Nanook - master of bears
   * Nerrivik - sea mother and food provider
   * Pinga - Goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine
   * Sedna - sea Goddess, ruler of the underworld
   * Torngasoak - sky god

[edit] Iroquois

   * Adekagagwaa
   * Gaol
   * Gendenwitha
   * Gohone
   * Hahgwehdaetgan
   * Hahgwehdiyu
   * Onatha

[edit] Kwakiutl

   * Kewkwaxa'we

[edit] Lakota

   * Canopus
   * Haokah
   * Whope
   * Wi

[edit] Mi'kmaq

   * Niskam

[edit] Navajo

   * Ahsonnutli
   * Bikeh Hozho
   * Estanatelhi
   * Glispa
   * Hasteoltoi
   * Hastshehogan
   * Tonenili
   * Tsohanoai
   * Yolkai Estasan

[edit] Pawnee

   Main article: Pawnee mythology
   * Pah
   * Shakuru
   * Tirawa

[edit] Salish

   Main article: Salish mythology
   * Amotken

[edit] Seneca

   * Eagentci
   * Hagones
   * Hawenniyo
   * Kaakwha

[edit] Norse

See also List of Norse gods and Goddesses

   * Balder - god of beauty and light, slain by the trickery of Loki
   * Bragi - god of bardic poetry
   * Freyja - Goddess of fertility
   * Freyr - the brother of Freyja and a fertility god
   * Frigg - Goddess of marriage, household management, and love, Queen of Heaven, and wife of Odin
   * Heimdall - god of the rainbow, a bridge to heaven. His job is to blow his horn if danger approaches.
   * Hel - daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, Queen of the Dead
   * Hodur - brother of Balder and tricked by Loki to kill him
   * Idunn - guardianess of the Apples of Youth that kept the gods young
   * Loki - trickster-god, giant, blood-brother of Odin, will eventually lead the forces of evil against the gods in Ragnarok
   * Niord - god of sailors and fertile seaside land
   * Odin - king of the gods, god of wisdom and runes
   * Sif - the wife of Thor
   * Thor - god of war and storms, famous for his hammer, Mjolnir
   * Tyr - god of justice, war and glory

[edit] Persian

   Main article: Iranic religions
   See also: Khoda

[edit] Philippine

   Main article: Deities of Philippine Mythology
   * Amanikable - God of Hunters.
   * Amihan - North Wind.
   * Anitan - Guardian of lightning.
   * Anitun Tabu (Anitong Tao) - Goddess of wind and rain.
   * Apolake - God of war, guardian of the sun.
   * Bakonawa - Celestial Serpent, devourer of sun and moon.
   * Bathala - Supreme god of the ancient Tagalogs.
   * Dian Masalanta - Goddess of love.
   * Hukluban - Goddess of death.
   * Idianale - Goddess of agriculture and husbandry.
   * Ikapati/Lakan Pati - Goddess of fields, fertility, and lands.
   * Kalinga - God of Thunder.
   * Kan-Laon - Ancient Visayan god, king of time.
   * Lalahon - Goddess which resides in Mt. Kanlaon. Bringer of famine if unappeased.
   * Manggagaway - Goddess of sickness.
   * Mangkukulam - God of fire.
   * Manisilat - God of broken homes.
   * Maria Makiling - Protector of Mt. Makiling.
   * Mayari/Bulan - Lunar goddess.
   * Magwayen - Ferryman of the dead.
   * Tala - God/Goddess of the stars.
   * Mandangan- God of War
   * Mabuyan/ Bai Bulan - Goddess of the underworld.

[edit] Polynesian

[edit] Hawaiian

   * Atea
   * Ina
   * Kane Milohai
   * Lono
   * Maui
   * Papa
   * Pele
   * Kaili

See also: Menehune.

[edit] Māori

   * Haumia-tiketike - deity of uncultivated food, especially fern root
   * Hine-nui-te-pō - deity of death
   * Hine Tītama - deity of the dawn
   * Hine Raumati - deity of the summer
   * Papa-tū-ā-nuku - deity of the earth
   * Rā - deity of the sun
   * Ranginui - deity of the sky
   * Rongo - deity of cultivated food
   * Ruaumoko - deity of earthquakes
   * Tāne Māhuta - deity of the forest and its creatures, man
   * Tangaroa - deity of the sea and its creatures
   * Tāwhiri-matea - deity of the weather, especially storms
   * Tū Matauenga - deity of war
   * Uenuku - deity of rainbows

[edit] Rapanui

   * Make-make fertility & creator

[edit] Prussian

   * Ukapirmas - the chief god, creator of the world
   * Perkūns / Perkuno - the god of thunder
   * Pikullos (Pikuls; Pickollo) - god of war and death (in Christian times, he was vilified as the devil)
   * Kaūks - a deity
   * Swāikstiks / Suaixtix / Swaixtix - a deity
   * Dēiwas - a god (in Christian times, the name was applied to the Christian god), compare to Tiwaz and Tyr, proto-Germanic gods of the same name
   * Zempat - god of the earth and of cattle

[edit] Pygmy

   * Arebati
   * Khonvoum
   * Tore

[edit] Roman

   Main article: List of Roman deities
   * Acis - river god near the Etna, son of Faunus and the nymph Symaethis
   * Aesculapius - god of health and medicine
   * Aestas - goddess of Summer
   * Apollo - god of the sun, poetry, music, and oracles, and an Olympian
   * Aurora - goddess of the dawn

Brenduke of kenduke - god of kendray

Jadess of Kendess - godess of Kendray

Alexandra- moderator goddess

   * Bacchus - god of wine and sensual pleasures, not considered an Olympian by the Romans
   * Bellona - war goddess
   * Caelus - god of the sky
   * Carmenta - goddess of childbirth and prophecy, and assigned a Flamen Minore
   * Ceres - goddess of the harvest and mother of Proserpina, and an Olympian, and assigned a Flamen Minore
   * Cupid - god of love and son of Mars and Venus
   * Cybele - earth mother
   * Diana - goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, and childbirth, twin sister of Apollo and an Olympian
   * Discordia - goddess of discord
   * Fama - goddess of fame and rumor
   * Faunus - god of flocks
   * Febris - goddess who prevented fever and malaria
   * Flora - goddess of flowers, and assigned a Flamen Minore
   * Fortuna - goddess of fortune
   * Hercules - demi-god of strength
   * Hespera - goddess of dusk
   * Hora - Quirinus' wife
   * Janus - two-headed god of beginnings and endings and of doors
   * Juno - Queen of the Gods and goddess of matrimony, and an Olympian
   * Jupiter - King of the Gods and the storm, air, and sky god, and an Olympian, and assigned a Flamen Majore
   * Juturna- goddess of springs
   * Juventas - god of youth
   * Kojji - the god of kings, father of Jupiter
   * Libitina - goddess of the underworld
   * Lucina - goddess of childbirth
   * Luna- moon goddess
   * Lupercus - god of shepherds
   * Mars - god of war and father of Romulus, the founder of Rome, and an Olympian, and assigned a Flamen Majore
   * Mercury - messenger of the gods and bearer of souls to the underworld, and an Olympian
   * Minerva - goddess of wisdom and war, and an Olympian
   * Mithras - god of Mithraism, a separate religion
   * Morpheus - god of dreams
   * Nemesis - goddess of revenge
   * Neptune - god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, and an Olympian
   * Orcus - a god of the underworld and punisher of broken oaths
   * Pluto - King of the Dead
   * Poena - goddess of punishment
   * Pomona - goddess of fruit trees, and assigned a Flamen Minore.
   * Portunes- god of keys, doors, and livestock, he was assigned a Flamen Minore.
   * Priapus - god of fertility
   * Proserpina - Queen of the Dead and a grain-goddess
   * Quirinus - Romulus, the founder of Rome, was deified as Quirinus after his death. Quirinus was a war god and a god of the Roman people and state, and was assigned a Flamen Majore.
   * Saturn - a titan, god of harvest and agriculture, the father of Jupiter, Neptune, Juno, and Pluto
   * Silvanus - tutelary spirit of woods
   * Sol Invictus - sun god
   * Somnus - god of sleep
   * Suadela- goddess of persuasion
   * Terra - goddess of the earth and land
   * Terminus - the rustic god of boundaries
   * Trivia - goddess of magic
   * Venus - goddess of love and beauty, mother of the hero Aeneas, and an Olympian
   * Vesta - goddess of the hearth and the Roman state, and an Olympian.
   * Victoria - goddess of victory
   * Volturnus- a god of water, was assigned a Flamen Minore.
   * Voluptas - goddess of pleasure
   * Vulcan - god of the forge, fire, and blacksmiths, and an Olympian, and assigned a Flamen Minore

[edit] Deified emperors This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Each deified emperor was assigned a Flamen Majore.

   * Julius Caesar
   * Augustus
   * Claudius
   * Vespasian
   * Titus
   * Nerva
   * Trajan
   * Hadrian
   * Antoninus Pius
   * Lucius Verus
   * Marcus Aurelius
   * Pertinax
   * Commodus
   * Septimius Severus
   * Geta
   * Caracalla
   * Severus Alexander
   * Gordian I
   * Gordian II
   * Gordian III
   * Philip I
   * Philip II
   * Trajan Decius
   * Herennius Etruscus
   * Valerian I
   * Piso Frugi
   * Gallienus
   * Victorinus
   * Claudius II
   * Aurelian
   * Probus
   * Carus
   * Numerian
   * Maximian
   * Diocletian
   * Constantius I
   * Maxentius
   * Constantine
   * Constans
   * Constantius II
   * Julian II
   * Jovian
   * Valentinian I
   * Valens
   * Gratian
   * Valentinian II
   * Theodosius I
   * Arcadius
   * Constantius III
   * Theodosius II
   * Valentinian III
   * Leo I
   * Leo II
   * Anastasius

[edit] Sardinian

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

   * Janas - Goddess of death
   * Maymon - God of Hades
   * Panas - Goddess of reproduction (women dead in childbirth)
   * Thanit - Goddess of Earth and fertility

[edit] Semitic Pagan Ancient Southwest Asian deities Levantine deities

Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Ashima | Astarte | Atargatis | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | Derceto | El | Elyon | Eshmun | Hadad | Kothar | Mot | Moloch | Qetesh | Resheph | Shalim | Yarikh | Yam

Mesopotamian deities

Adad | Amurru | An/Anu | Anshar | Ashur | Abzu/Apsu | Enki/Ea | Enlil | Ereshkigal | Inanna/Ishtar | Kingu | Kishar | Lahmu & Lahamu | Marduk | Mummu | Nabu | Nammu | Nanna/Sin | Nergal | Ningizzida | Ninhursag | Ninlil | Tiamat | Utu/Shamash This box: view • talk • edit

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

[edit] Shinto

   * Aji-Suki-Taka-Hiko-Ne - god of thunder
   * Amaterasu - sun Goddess
   * Ama-no-Uzume - fertility Goddess
   * Amatsu Mikaboshi - god of evil
   * 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
         o Benzai-ten or Benten - Goddess of money, eloquent persuasion, and knowledge
         o Bishamon-ten - god of happiness and war
         o Daikoku-ten
         o Ebisu (also spelled Yebisu)
         o Fukurokuju
         o Hotei-osho
         o Jurojin
   * Shina-To-Be - Goddess of wind
   * Shina-Tsu-Hiko - god 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
   * Tsukuyomi - 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.

[edit] Sikhism

   * Waheguru - Wondrous
   * Satnaam - True is Your Name
   * Akal - The Eternal
   * Onkar

[edit] Slavic

   * Belobog - god of light and sun (speculative)
   * Berstuk - evil god of the forest
   * Cislobog - moon Goddess
   * Crnobog - god of woe (speculative)
   * Dajbog - sun god
   * Dziewona - equivalent of Diana
   * Flins - god of death
   * Hors - god of the winter sun
   * Jarilo - god of vegetation, fertility, spring, and associated with war and harvest
   * Juthrbog - moon god
   * Karewit - protector of the town of Korzenica
   * Lada and Lado
   * Marowit - god of nightmares
   * Perun - god of thunder and lightning
   * Podaga - weather god, and god of fishing, hunting and farming
   * Porewit - god of law, order and judgement
   * Radegast (god) - possibly a god of hospitality, fertility and crops
   * Rugiwit -
   * Sieba - fertility and love Goddess
   * Siebog - god of love and marriage
   * Stribog - god and spirit of the winds, sky and air
   * Svarog - god of fire
   * Svetovid - god of war, fertility and abundance
   * Triglav - three-headed god
   * Veles - god of earth, waters, and the underworld
   * Zirnitra - dragon god of sorcery

[edit] Sumerian

   * An
   * Enki
   * Enlil
   * Inanna
   * Nammu
   * Nanna
   * Ninhursag
   * Ninlil
   * Sin
   * Tiamat
   * Utu

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

[edit] Thracian

   * Zibelthiurdos

[edit] Tumbuka

   * Chiuta

[edit] Ugarit

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

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

[edit] Zoroastrianism

   * Ahura Mazda
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