LIST OF DEITIES

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, solar deity, and knowledge deity, List of Love Deities.
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.
== African ==

Jeebo

Jengu

Mami Wata

Waaq

Amlak (Ethiopian)

Jah (Rastafari of Ethiopia)

Ngai (Maasai)

Mwari (Shona people of Zimbabwe)

Nyadenga (Shona people of Zimbabwe)

Musikavanhu "the Creator" (Shona people of Zimbabwe)
== 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.
== Akan ==

Brekyirihunuade, "he who knows and sees everything."

Kwaku Ananse, a trickster god.
== Ashanti ==

Anansi spider similar to coyote of American Indians, trickster.

Asase Ya

Bia

Nyame
== Australian Aboriginal ==

Altjira

Anjea

Bagadjimbiri

Baiame

Bamapana

Banaitja

Bobbi-Bobbi

Bunjil

Daramulum

Dilga

Djanggawul

Eingana

Galeru

Gnowee

Julana

Julunggul

Karora

Kidili

Kunapipi

Mangar-kunjer-kunja

Numakulla

Pundjel

Ulanji

Walo

Wawalag

Wuriupranili

Yurlungur
== Ayyavazhi ==

Ayya Vaikundar - Triune God (see: Ayyavazhi Trinity)

Sivan

Vethan (Nathan)

Thirumal

Arumukan
== 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 - 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/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
== Bahá'í ==

Bahá'í concept of God
== Baltic ==

Auseklis

Bangputtis

Diwas / Dievas

Kurche

Laima

Mahte

Māra

Melletele

Perkūnas

Potrimpos

Zeme
== 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

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
== 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

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

Contents
Malaysian Chinese
Deified emperors
External links

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
==Christian==

Trinity (God the Trinity)


God the Father (El, Yahweh/Jehova)


God the Son (Jesus, Yeshua)


God the Holy Spirit (Spirit of Christ/God or Holy Ghost)
== Dacian ==

Bendis

Gebeleizis

Zamolxis
== Dahomey ==

Agé

Ayaba

Da

Gbadu

Gleti

Gu

Lisa

Loko

Mawu

Nana Buluku

Sakpata

Sogbo

Xevioso

Zinsi

Zinsu
== Efik ==

Abassi

Atai
== 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
== 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
== 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
== 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

Jumala - a physical idol (the name was later used for the Christian God)

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
== Ancient Greek ==
(''For a longer list see List of Greek mythological figures'')

Olympians


★ 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


★ 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
== Gnostic ==

Aeons

Archons

Christ

Sophia

Yaldabaoth, Yao, Saklas, Samael, the Demiurge
== Guarani ==

Abaangui

Jurupari

Tupa
== 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.


★ MahaSaraswati (Great Saraswati) - Universal Force of Creation


★ MahaLakshmi (Great Lakshmi) - Universal Force of Preservation


★ MahaKali (Great Kali) - Universal Force of Dissolution

★ The Hindu Trinity:


Brahmâ, the creator


Vishnu, the sustainer


Shiva, the destroyer

★ The Hindu Tridevi - Triple Goddess, the consorts of the Trinity


Saraswati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom, Wife of Brahma


Lakshmi - Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Fertility, Wife of Vishnu


Parvati - Hindu Goddess of Power and Might, Wife of Shiva

Vishnu


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


★ 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



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


★ 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)


★ 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


★ The Eight Forms of Lakshmi



★ Adi-Lakshmi



★ Vijay-Lakshmi



★ Vidya-Lakshmi



★ Dhana-Lakshmi



★ Dhanya-Lakshmi



★ Santan-Lakshmi



★ Dhairya-Lakshmi


★ Other Goddesses Associated with Lakshmi


Shri Devi- The Goddess of Beauty


Prithvi or Bhudevi - The Goddess of Earth


Alakshmi or Jyeshta Devi - The Contra Goddess of Misfortune

Parvati


★ 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


★ 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


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 - 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


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.
Other :

Bhagavan - The Opulent One

Paramatma - The Supersoul
== Igbo ==

Aha Njoku

Ala

Chukwu
== 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
== Islamic ==

Allah (See Monotheism).
== Isoko ==

Cghene
== Jehovah's Witnesses ==

Jehovah
== 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.)
== Khoikhoi ==

Gamab

Heitsi-eibib

Tsui'goab
==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.
== !Xũ ==

Mantis

Prishiboro
== Lotuko ==

Ajok
== Latvian ==

Auseklis

Dēkla

Dievs - a god (the name was later used for the Christian god)

Jumis

Kārta

Laima

Māra

Pērkons

Saule

Ūsiņš
== Lugbara ==

Adroa

Adroanzi
== Lusitani ==

Ares Lusitani

Atégina

Bandonga

Bormanico

Cariocecus

Duberdicus

Endovelicus

Geleshus

Mars Cariocecus

Nabia

Nantosvelta

Runesocesius

Sucellus

Tongoenabiagus

Trebaruna

Turiacus
== 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
== 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
== 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, 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
== Mormonism ==

Heavenly Father

Jesus Christ

The Holy Spirit

Heavenly Mother (wife of the Heavenly Father)
==Native American


= Abenaki ===

Azeban - trickster

Bmola - bird spirit

Gluskab - kind protector of humanity

Malsumis - cruel, evil god

Tabaldak - the creator
=== Algonquian ===

Gitche Manitou - Great Spirit
=== Haida ===

Gyhldeptis

Lagua

Nankil'slas

Sin

Ta'axet

Tia
=== Ho-Chunk ===

Kokopelli
=== Hopi ===

Aholi

Angwusnasomtaka

Kokopelli

Koyangwuti

Muyingwa

Taiowa
''See also:'' kachina.
=== Huron ===

Airesekui

Heng

Iosheka
=== 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
=== Iroquois ===

Adekagagwaa

Gaol

Gendenwitha

Gohone

Hahgwehdaetgan

Hahgwehdiyu

Onatha
=== Kwakiutl ===

Kewkwaxa'we
=== Lakota ===

Canopus

Haokah

Whope

Wi
=== Mi'kmaq ===

Niskam
=== Navajo ===

Ahsonnutli

Bikeh Hozho

Estanatelhi

Glispa

Hasteoltoi

Hastshehogan

Tonenili

Tsohanoai

Yolkai Estasan
=== Pawnee ===

Pah

Shakuru

Tirawa
=== Salish ===

Amotken
=== Seneca ===

Eagentci

Hagones

Hawenniyo

Kaakwha
== 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
== Persian ==

★ ''See the article: Persian deities''

Khoda
== Philippine ==
Main articles: 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.
== Polynesian


=Hawaiian===

Atea

Ina

Kane Milohai

Lono

Maui

Papa

Pele

Kaili
''See also:'' Menehune.
===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

- 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
===Rapanui===

Make-make fertility & creator
== 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
== Pygmy ==

Arebati

Khonvoum

Tore
== Roman ==
Main articles: 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

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
Deified emperors

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
== 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
== Semitic Pagan ==

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
== 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


Benzai-ten or Benten - Goddess of money, eloquent persuasion, and knowledge


Bishamon-ten - god of happiness and war


Daikoku-ten


Ebisu (also spelled Yebisu)


Fukurokuju


Hotei-osho


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.
== Sikhism ==

Waheguru - Wondrous

Satnaam - True is Your Name

Akal - The Eternal

Onkar
==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
== Sumerian ==

An

Enki

Enlil

Inanna

Nammu

Nanna

Ninhursag

Ninlil

Sin

Tiamat

Utu
''See also'' Annuna and Mesopotamian deities for a more complete list.
== Thracian ==

Zibelthiurdos
== Tumbuka ==

Chiuta
== 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.''
==Zoroastrianism==

Ahura Mazda

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