|
This list of deities aims at giving information about deities in the different religions, cultures and
mythologies of the world. It is sorted alphabetically.
Wikipedia also has lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity,
lunar deity, and sun
deity.
Other related articles include archive of
fictional things, deva demigod, divinity, god, goddess, mythology, religion, scripture.
- Azeban - trickster
- Bmola - bird spirit
- Gluskap - kind protector of
humanity
- Malsumis - cruel, evil god
- Tabaldak - the creator
- Yahweh, YHWH, Adonai, Eloheynu, HaShem, Elohim, G-d (Judaism)
- God, (Holy) Lord, (Holy) Father, (Christianity)
- Allah (Islam)
- (Holy) Trinity (Christianity)
- Jesus Christ, The Saviour, The Messiah, The Son (Christianity)
- Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit
(Christianity)
- Haile Selassie (The Messiah of Rastafarianism)
See also saint, patriarch,
Messiah.
- Brekyirihunuade
- Kwaku Ananse
- Cihuacoatl - a goddess whose roaring signalled War
- Centeotl - the Corn god
- Chalchiuhtlicue - the goddess of running Water
- Chantico - the goddess of Hearth Fires and Volcanoes
- Chicomecoatl - the goddess of Corn and Fertility
- Ehecatl - the god of the Wind
- Huitzilopochtli - a god of War and the Sun
- Huixtocihuatl - the goddess of Salt
- Itzpapalotl - a goddess of Agriculture
- Ixtlilton - the god of Healing, Feasting, and Games
- Macuilxochitl - the god of Music and Dance
- Mayahuel - a goddess of Maguey
- Metztli - the Moon god
- Mictlantecihuatl - the lady and goddess of Mictlan, the
underworld
- Mictlantecuhtli - the lord and god of Mictlan and the dead.
- Ometecuhtli - the god of Duality
- Patecatl - the god of Medicine
- Paynal - the messenger to Huitzilopochtli
- Quetzalcoatl - the feathered serpent
- Teoyaomqui - the god of dead warriors
- Tlaloc - the great Rain and Fertility god
- Tlazolteotl - the goddess of Licentiousness
- Tonacatecuhtli - the creator and provider of Food
- Tonatiuh - Tonatiuh was a Sun god, the eagle, and heavenly warrior
- Xilonen - the goddess of young Maize
- Xipe Totec - the god of Seedtime
- Xochipilli - the god of Feasting and young Maize
- Yacatecuhtli - the god of Merchant Adventurers
Baha'i
Baha'i is a monotheistic religion contending that various figures from other prominent religions - for example, Moses (Judaism), Jesus (Christianity), Muhammed (Islam), Zoroaster (Zoroastrianism), and Krishna (Hinduism) were all messengers of their god.
A more complete list can be found here.
- Nanabozho
- Sint Holo
- Wemicus
- See Abrahamic religions
Dacian mythology
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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
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
- The Ishvars (known collectively as the
trimurti):
Some of the most important Devas:
- Agni - god of fire
- The Asura
- The Aswini - gods of sunrise and sunset
- Dyaus-pitar - ('Heaven-father')
cognate of the Roman god Jupiter
- Ganesh - god of wisdom, intelligence, education and prudence
- Hanuman
- Kali, the fearsome dark goddess
- Krishna - eighth avatar of
Vishnu
- Lakshmi - goddess of fortune, luck, beauty and fertility
- Parjanya
- Parvati or Parvathi, wife of Shiva
- Prithivi mata - the Earth goddess
- Purusha - the Cosmic-Man
- The Rudras - the storm deities
- Saraswati - goddess of intelligence, consciousness and cosmic
knowledge
- Soma - the lunar deity
- Ushas
- The Vasus
- Vayu - god of wind
- The Visvedevas
- Aholi
- Angwusnasomtaka
- Kokopelli
- Koyangwuti
- Muyingwa
- Taiowa
- Toho
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
- Ame-no-Uzume - fertility goddess
- Chimata-no-Kami - god
of crossroads, highways and footpaths
- Ho-Masubi - god of fire
- Inari (god) - god of rice
- Izanagi - creator god
- Izanami - creator goddess
- Kagu-tsuchi - god of fire
- Kura-Okami - god of rain
- Nai-No-Kami - god of
earthquakes
- O-Kuni-Nushi - god of sorcery
and medicine
- O-Wata-Tsu-Mi - god of the
sea
- Sengen-Sama - goddess of the
Mt. Fujiyama
- Seven Gods of Fortune
- Benzai-ten or Benten - goddess of money, eloquent persuasion, and
knowledge
- Bishamon-ten - god of
happiness and war
- Daikoku-ten
- Fukurokuju
- Hotei-osho
- Jurojin
- Yebisu or Ebisu
- Shina-Tsu-Hiko - god of
wind
- Shina-To-Be - goddess of
wind
- Sojobo - king of the tengu
- 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.
Lusitani mythology
Lusitanian (or Ancient Portuguese) Gods were later related with the Celtic and Roman invators.
The Lusitani people adopted the Celt and Roman cults and influenced them with theirs. Many Lusitani gods were adopted by the
Romans.
- Atégina - Goddess of Nature and
Cure
- Ares Lusitani - God of
Horses
- Bandonga - Goddess of Lusitani
Celts
- Bormanico - God of Termal Waters
(Spas)
- Cariocecus - God of War
- Duberdicus - God of Fontains and
Water
- Endovelicus - Supreme God
- Mars Cariocecus - God
of War of Tuy
- Nabia - Goddess of Rivers and Water
- Nantosvelta - Goddess of
Nature
- Runesocesius - God of
Darts
- Sucellus - God of Agriculture,
Forrests and Alcoholic Drinks
- Tongoenabiagus - God of
Oaths Fontain
- Trebaruna - Goddess of the House,
Battles and Death
- Turiacus - God of Power of the
Grovi People
- 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
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
Thracian
mythology
Ugarit mythology
- El, the father God and head
- Baal, the God of rain
- Asherah, the Mother and Goddess of the Grove
- Yam, the God of the sea
- Mot, the God of death
Note: Ugarit had a profound influence on Canaanite religion and some influence on the Abrahamic religions, as
well.
- Aja
- Aje
- Egungun-oya
- Eshu
- Oba
- Obatala
- Odudua
- Oloddumare
- Olokun
- Olorun
- Orunmila
- Oshun
- Oshunmare
- Oya
- Shakpana
- Shango
- Yansan
- Yemaja
- Mamlambo
- Mbaba Mwana
Waresa
- uKqili
- Umvelinqangi
- Unkulunkulu
- Achiyalatopa
- Apoyan Tachi
- Awitelin Tsta
- Awonawilona
- Kokopelli
External links
- 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
|